#49DBB9#49DBB9
#49DBB9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.133 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49DBB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 219, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 15.5%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.37, -46.56, 5.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.37, 46.88, 173.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.55% -0.132 0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.55% 0.133 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8318, 55.5782, 54.6761) |
| Luminance | 0.5558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.36
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.72
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.81
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.95
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.42
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49DBB9 #DB496B
analogous
#49DB70 #49DBB9 #49B4DB
triadic
#49DBB9 #B949DB #DBB949
tetradic
#49DBB9 #7049DB #DB496B #B4DB49
square
#49DBB9 #7049DB #DB496B #B4DB49
split-complementary
#49DBB9 #DB49B4 #DB7049
monochromatic
#1C8E73 #26C19D #49DBB9 #7CE5CD #AFEFE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#49DBB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#49DBB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49DBB9
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49DBB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49DBB9 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4CDB7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFBFBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49dbb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 219, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.133 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de7ce',
500: '#49dbb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49dbb9; $custom-light: #8de7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49dbb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 219,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.027,
"s": 66.972,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80548,
"c": 0.13267,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.55582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49DBB9
secondary
#93354B
accent
#3E66EA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFA
border
#CFD5D3
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8483