#49DCC6#49DCC6
#49DCC6 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.127 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49DCC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 220, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 68%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 67%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 10%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.00, -43.74, -0.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.00, 43.74, 180.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.16% -0.1271 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.16% 0.127 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5290, 56.6757, 62.3241) |
| Luminance | 0.5668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.30
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.39
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.05
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.66
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49DCC6 #DC495F
analogous
#49DC7C #49DCC6 #49A9DC
triadic
#49DCC6 #C649DC #DCC649
tetradic
#49DCC6 #7C49DC #DC495F #A9DC49
square
#49DCC6 #7C49DC #DC495F #A9DC49
split-complementary
#49DCC6 #DC49A9 #DC7C49
monochromatic
#1C8F7E #25C2AB #49DCC6 #7CE6D6 #B0F0E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#49DCC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.34
#49DCC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49DCC6
12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49DCC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49DCC6 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.34 | 12.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2CFC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49dcc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 220, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.127 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee7d7',
500: '#49dcc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49dcc6; $custom-light: #8ee7d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49dcc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 220,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.02,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81165,
"c": 0.12712,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.5668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49DCC6
secondary
#943543
accent
#3D57EB
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483