#49D9A4#49D9A4
#49D9A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.145 H 164.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D9A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 217, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 65%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 66%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.4%, 0%, 24.4%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.30, -50.62, 15.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.30, 52.82, 163.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.51% -0.1395 0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.51% 0.145 164.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2577, 53.7188, 43.6781) |
| Luminance | 0.5372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.54
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.65
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.75
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.86
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 5.01
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D9A4 #D9497E
analogous
#49D95C #49D9A4 #49C6D9
triadic
#49D9A4 #A449D9 #D9A449
tetradic
#49D9A4 #5C49D9 #D9497E #C6D949
square
#49D9A4 #5C49D9 #D9497E #C6D949
split-complementary
#49D9A4 #D949C6 #D95C49
monochromatic
#1D8B62 #28BD86 #49D9A4 #7CE4BD #AEEED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#49D9A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.74
#49D9A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D9A4
11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D9A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D9A4 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.74 | 11.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5CAA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2BCA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d9a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 217, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.145 164.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce6bf',
500: '#49d9a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d9a4; $custom-light: #8ce6bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d9a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 217,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.917,
"s": 65.455,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79511,
"c": 0.14477,
"h": 164.6
},
"luminance": 0.53723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D9A4
secondary
#913657
accent
#3F7EE8
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF8
border
#CED5D1
text
#0D1612
muted
#7F8482