#49E0B0#49E0B0
#49E0B0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.144 H 167.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49E0B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 224, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.4%, 0%, 21.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.66, -50.78, 12.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.66, 52.20, 166.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.53% -0.1411 0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.53% 0.144 167.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2357, 57.8582, 50.2712) |
| Luminance | 0.5786 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.12
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.53
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.89
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.51
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.46
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49E0B0 #E04979
analogous
#49E064 #49E0B0 #49C4E0
triadic
#49E0B0 #B049E0 #E0B049
tetradic
#49E0B0 #6449E0 #E04979 #C4E049
square
#49E0B0 #6449E0 #E04979 #C4E049
split-complementary
#49E0B0 #E049C4 #E06449
monochromatic
#19956E #22C994 #49E0B0 #7DE9C7 #B2F2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#49E0B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.57
#49E0B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49E0B0
12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49E0B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49E0B0 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.57 | 12.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBD1AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C2B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49e0b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 224, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.144 167.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8deac7',
500: '#49e0b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49e0b0; $custom-light: #8deac7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49e0b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 224,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.927,
"s": 70.892,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81531,
"c": 0.1444,
"h": 167.6
},
"luminance": 0.57862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49E0B0
secondary
#9A3454
accent
#3A73EE
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FDF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482