#49D8BB#49D8BB
#49D8BB is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.128 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D8BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 216, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 13.4%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.53, -44.78, 3.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.53, 44.90, 175.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.87% -0.128 0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.87% 0.128 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2688, 54.1120, 55.5373) |
| Luminance | 0.5412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.02
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.42
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.53
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.62
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.76
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D8BB #D84966
analogous
#49D874 #49D8BB #49AED8
triadic
#49D8BB #BB49D8 #D8BB49
tetradic
#49D8BB #7449D8 #D84966 #AED849
square
#49D8BB #7449D8 #D84966 #AED849
split-complementary
#49D8BB #D849AE #D87449
monochromatic
#1D8973 #28BC9E #49D8BB #7BE3CE #AEEEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#49D8BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.82
#49D8BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D8BB
11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D8BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D8BB | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.82 | 11.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0CBBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCBCBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d8bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 216, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.128 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de5cf',
500: '#49d8bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d8bb; $custom-light: #8de5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d8bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 216,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.832,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79874,
"c": 0.12825,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.54116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D8BB
secondary
#8F3648
accent
#4062E8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8483