#49DCA8#49DCA8
#49DCA8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.145 H 165.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49DCA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 220, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 23.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.29, -50.96, 14.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.29, 52.94, 164.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.35% -0.1407 0.0367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.35% 0.145 165.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4050, 55.4261, 45.8706) |
| Luminance | 0.5543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.60
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.49
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.61
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49DCA8 #DC497D
analogous
#49DC5F #49DCA8 #49C6DC
triadic
#49DCA8 #A849DC #DCA849
tetradic
#49DCA8 #5F49DC #DC497D #C6DC49
square
#49DCA8 #5F49DC #DC497D #C6DC49
split-complementary
#49DCA8 #DC49C6 #DC5F49
monochromatic
#1C8F66 #25C28B #49DCA8 #7CE6C1 #B0F0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#49DCA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.09
#49DCA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49DCA8
12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49DCA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49DCA8 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.09 | 12.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8CDA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4BFAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49dca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 220, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.145 165.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de8c2',
500: '#49dca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49dca8; $custom-light: #8de8c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49dca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 220,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.776,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80349,
"c": 0.14544,
"h": 165.4
},
"luminance": 0.5543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49DCA8
secondary
#943557
accent
#3D7BEB
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FDF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1612
muted
#7F8482