#49E1A9#49E1A9
#49E1A9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.151 H 164.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49E1A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 225, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 24.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.81, -52.76, 15.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.81, 55.12, 163.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.6% -0.1453 0.0408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.6% 0.151 164.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8304, 58.1274, 46.8071) |
| Luminance | 0.5813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.91
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.78
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 4.40
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.69
Light Greenish Blue
#63F7B4
ΔE00 5.30
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49E1A9 #E14981
analogous
#49E15D #49E1A9 #49CDE1
triadic
#49E1A9 #A949E1 #E1A949
tetradic
#49E1A9 #5D49E1 #E14981 #CDE149
square
#49E1A9 #5D49E1 #E14981 #CDE149
split-complementary
#49E1A9 #E149CD #E15D49
monochromatic
#199768 #22CB8D #49E1A9 #7EEAC2 #B2F2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#49E1A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.63
#49E1A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49E1A9
12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49E1A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49E1A9 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.63 | 12.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDD1A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9C3AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49e1a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 225, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.151 164.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8debc2',
500: '#49e1a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49e1a9; $custom-light: #8debc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49e1a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 225,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.895,
"s": 71.698,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81604,
"c": 0.15088,
"h": 164.3
},
"luminance": 0.58131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49E1A9
secondary
#9B3359
accent
#397CEE
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F5FEF9
border
#CFD6D2
text
#0E1612
muted
#7F8582