#49DCB5#49DCB5
#49DCB5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.136 H 171.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49DCB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 220, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 17.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.58, -47.95, 7.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.58, 48.60, 170.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.68% -0.1348 0.0201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.68% 0.136 171.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6771, 55.9350, 52.5707) |
| Luminance | 0.5594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.36
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.55
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.04
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.37
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.38
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49DCB5 #DC4970
analogous
#49DC6C #49DCB5 #49B9DC
triadic
#49DCB5 #B549DC #DCB549
tetradic
#49DCB5 #6C49DC #DC4970 #B9DC49
square
#49DCB5 #6C49DC #DC4970 #B9DC49
split-complementary
#49DCB5 #DC49B9 #DC6C49
monochromatic
#1C8F70 #25C299 #49DCB5 #7CE6CA #B0F0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#49DCB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.19
#49DCB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49DCB5
12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49DCB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49DCB5 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.19 | 12.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5CEB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1BFB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49dcb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 220, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.136 171.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8de8cb',
500: '#49dcb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49dcb5; $custom-light: #8de8cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49dcb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 220,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.082,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80683,
"c": 0.13626,
"h": 171.5
},
"luminance": 0.55939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49DCB5
secondary
#94354E
accent
#3D6BEB
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FDF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482