#49E1B3#49E1B3
#49E1B3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.143 H 168.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49E1B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 225, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 20.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.03, -50.50, 11.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.03, 51.69, 167.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.85% -0.1407 0.0282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.85% 0.143 168.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8053, 58.5173, 51.9416) |
| Luminance | 0.5852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.10
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.43
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.65
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.60
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.90
Bright Teal
#01F9C6
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49E1B3 #E14977
analogous
#49E167 #49E1B3 #49C3E1
triadic
#49E1B3 #B349E1 #E1B349
tetradic
#49E1B3 #6749E1 #E14977 #C3E149
square
#49E1B3 #6749E1 #E14977 #C3E149
split-complementary
#49E1B3 #E149C3 #E16749
monochromatic
#199771 #22CB98 #49E1B3 #7EEAC9 #B2F2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#49E1B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#49E1B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49E1B3
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49E1B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49E1B3 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBD2B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7C3B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E2D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49e1b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 225, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.143 168.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eebc9',
500: '#49e1b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49e1b3; $custom-light: #8eebc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49e1b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 225,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.842,
"s": 71.698,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81853,
"c": 0.14347,
"h": 168.7
},
"luminance": 0.58522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49E1B3
secondary
#9B3353
accent
#3970EE
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F5FEF9
border
#CFD6D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8582