#49DCC2#49DCC2
#49DCC2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.565; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.129 H 178.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49DCC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 220, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 11.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.89, -44.76, 1.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.89, 44.78, 178.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.05% -0.1289 0.0031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.05% 0.129 178.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0738, 56.4936, 59.9263) |
| Luminance | 0.5650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.46
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.79
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.23
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.43
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49DCC2 #DC4963
analogous
#49DC79 #49DCC2 #49ACDC
triadic
#49DCC2 #C249DC #DCC249
tetradic
#49DCC2 #7949DC #DC4963 #ACDC49
square
#49DCC2 #7949DC #DC4963 #ACDC49
split-complementary
#49DCC2 #DC49AC #DC7949
monochromatic
#1C8F7B #25C2A7 #49DCC2 #7CE6D3 #B0F0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#49DCC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.30
#49DCC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49DCC2
12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49DCC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49DCC2 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.30 | 12.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3CFC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC0C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49dcc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 220, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.129 178.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee7d4',
500: '#49dcc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49dcc2; $custom-light: #8ee7d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49dcc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 220,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.388,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81047,
"c": 0.12893,
"h": 178.6
},
"luminance": 0.56498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49DCC2
secondary
#943546
accent
#3D5CEB
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483