#49D8B0#49D8B0
#49D8B0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.135 H 170.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D8B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 216, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 18.5%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.26, -47.46, 8.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.26, 48.24, 169.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.57% -0.133 0.0221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.57% 0.135 170.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1360, 53.6589, 49.5714) |
| Luminance | 0.5366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.83
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.33
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.65
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.84
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.25
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D8B0 #D84971
analogous
#49D869 #49D8B0 #49B9D8
triadic
#49D8B0 #B049D8 #D8B049
tetradic
#49D8B0 #6949D8 #D84971 #B9D849
square
#49D8B0 #6949D8 #D84971 #B9D849
split-complementary
#49D8B0 #D849B9 #D86949
monochromatic
#1D896B #28BC92 #49D8B0 #7BE3C6 #AEEEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#49D8B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.73
#49D8B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D8B0
11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D8B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D8B0 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.73 | 11.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2CAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBCB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DACC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d8b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 216, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.135 170.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce5c7',
500: '#49d8b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d8b0; $custom-light: #8ce5c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d8b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 216,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.217,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7957,
"c": 0.13485,
"h": 170.6
},
"luminance": 0.53663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D8B0
secondary
#8F364F
accent
#406FE8
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1613
muted
#7F8482