#49D8BD#49D8BD
#49D8BD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.127 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 216, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 12.5%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.58, -44.28, 2.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.58, 44.34, 177.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.93% -0.1271 0.0051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.93% 0.127 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4844, 54.1983, 56.6728) |
| Luminance | 0.5420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.49
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.21
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.50
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.70
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.91
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D8BD #D84964
analogous
#49D876 #49D8BD #49ACD8
triadic
#49D8BD #BD49D8 #D8BD49
tetradic
#49D8BD #7649D8 #D84964 #ACD849
square
#49D8BD #7649D8 #D84964 #ACD849
split-complementary
#49D8BD #D849AC #D87649
monochromatic
#1D8975 #28BCA0 #49D8BD #7BE3CF #AEEEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#49D8BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.84
#49D8BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D8BD
11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D8BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D8BD | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.84 | 11.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0CBBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBCBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d8bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 216, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.127 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de5d0',
500: '#49d8bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d8bd; $custom-light: #8de5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d8bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 216,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.671,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79932,
"c": 0.12722,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.54202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D8BD
secondary
#8F3647
accent
#4060E8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483