#49D9E1#49D9E1
#49D9E1 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.565; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.120 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D9E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 217, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 3.6%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.88, -35.05, -15.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.88, 38.17, 203.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.33% -0.1125 -0.0419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.33% 0.12 200.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1451, 56.4737, 79.9516) |
| Luminance | 0.5648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.93
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.10
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.00
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 5.89
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 6.81
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D9E1 #E15149
analogous
#49E19D #49D9E1 #498DE1
triadic
#49D9E1 #E149D9 #D9E149
tetradic
#49D9E1 #9D49E1 #E15149 #8DE149
square
#49D9E1 #9D49E1 #E15149 #8DE149
split-complementary
#49D9E1 #E1498D #E19D49
monochromatic
#199097 #22C2CB #49D9E1 #7EE4EA #B2EFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#49D9E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.30
#49D9E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D9E1
12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D9E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D9E1 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.30 | 12.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9D0E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BFE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d9e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 217, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.120 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e5ea',
500: '#49d9e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d9e1; $custom-light: #90e5ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d9e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 217,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.158,
"s": 71.698,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81327,
"c": 0.12005,
"h": 200.4
},
"luminance": 0.56478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D9E1
secondary
#9B3933
accent
#4339EE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1616
muted
#7F8484