#49DCA9#49DCA9
#49DCA9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.145 H 165.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49DCA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 220, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 23.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.31, -50.73, 13.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.31, 52.59, 164.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.37% -0.1403 0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.37% 0.145 165.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4985, 55.4635, 46.3631) |
| Luminance | 0.5547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.45
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.74
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.29
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.58
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.24
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49DCA9 #DC497C
analogous
#49DC60 #49DCA9 #49C5DC
triadic
#49DCA9 #A949DC #DCA949
tetradic
#49DCA9 #6049DC #DC497C #C5DC49
square
#49DCA9 #6049DC #DC497C #C5DC49
split-complementary
#49DCA9 #DC49C5 #DC6049
monochromatic
#1C8F67 #25C28C #49DCA9 #7CE6C1 #B0F0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#49DCA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.09
#49DCA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49DCA9
12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49DCA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49DCA9 | 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)
#D7CDA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4BFAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49dca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 220, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.145 165.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de8c2',
500: '#49dca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49dca9; $custom-light: #8de8c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49dca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 220,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.184,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80374,
"c": 0.14468,
"h": 165.8
},
"luminance": 0.55467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49DCA9
secondary
#943556
accent
#3D79EB
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FDF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0D1612
muted
#7F8482