#49DCB3#49DCB3
#49DCB3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.138 H 170.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49DCB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 220, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 18.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.53, -48.43, 8.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.53, 49.23, 169.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.63% -0.1357 0.0227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.63% 0.138 170.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4734, 55.8535, 51.4977) |
| Luminance | 0.5586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.09
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.54
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.95
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.39
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.70
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49DCB3 #DC4972
analogous
#49DC69 #49DCB3 #49BCDC
triadic
#49DCB3 #B349DC #DCB349
tetradic
#49DCB3 #6949DC #DC4972 #BCDC49
square
#49DCB3 #6949DC #DC4972 #BCDC49
split-complementary
#49DCB3 #DC49BC #DC6949
monochromatic
#1C8F6F #25C297 #49DCB3 #7CE6C8 #B0F0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#49DCB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.17
#49DCB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49DCB3
12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49DCB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49DCB3 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.17 | 12.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6CEB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2BFB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49dcb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 220, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.138 170.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de8c9',
500: '#49dcb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49dcb3; $custom-light: #8de8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49dcb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 220,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.265,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8063,
"c": 0.13756,
"h": 170.5
},
"luminance": 0.55858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49DCB3
secondary
#943550
accent
#3D6EEB
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FDF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482