#49D9E2#49D9E2
#49D9E2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.565; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.120 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49D9E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 217, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.91, -34.77, -15.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.91, 38.11, 204.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.36% -0.1121 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.36% 0.12 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2819, 56.5284, 80.6722) |
| Luminance | 0.5653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.67
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.31
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.32
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 5.71
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 6.89
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49D9E2 #E25249
analogous
#49E29E #49D9E2 #498CE2
triadic
#49D9E2 #E249D9 #D9E249
tetradic
#49D9E2 #9E49E2 #E25249 #8CE249
square
#49D9E2 #9E49E2 #E25249 #8CE249
split-complementary
#49D9E2 #E2498C #E29E49
monochromatic
#189198 #21C3CD #49D9E2 #7EE4EA #B3EFF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#49D9E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.31
#49D9E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49D9E2
12.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49D9E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49D9E2 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.31 | 12.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9D0E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3BFE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49d9e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 217, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.120 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e5eb',
500: '#49d9e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49d9e2; $custom-light: #90e5eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49d9e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 217,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.529,
"s": 72.512,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81362,
"c": 0.12014,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.56533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49D9E2
secondary
#9C3933
accent
#4339EF
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1616
muted
#7F8484