#49E2A4#49E2A4
#49E2A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.156 H 162.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49E2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 226, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 0%, 27.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.01, -54.24, 18.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.01, 57.43, 160.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.73% -0.1485 0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.73% 0.156 162.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6411, 58.4854, 44.4725) |
| Luminance | 0.5849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 3.28
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.96
Light Greenish Blue
#63F7B4
ΔE00 4.81
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.87
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.21
Greenish Turquoise
#00FBB0
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49E2A4 #E24987
analogous
#49E257 #49E2A4 #49D4E2
triadic
#49E2A4 #A449E2 #E2A449
tetradic
#49E2A4 #5749E2 #E24987 #D4E249
square
#49E2A4 #5749E2 #E24987 #D4E249
split-complementary
#49E2A4 #E249D4 #E25749
monochromatic
#189864 #21CD87 #49E2A4 #7EEABE #B3F3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#49E2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#49E2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49E2A4
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49E2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49E2A4 | 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)
#DFD2A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBC3A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E2D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49e2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 226, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.156 162.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8decbf',
500: '#49e2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49e2a4; $custom-light: #8decbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49e2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 226,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.686,
"s": 72.512,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81733,
"c": 0.15612,
"h": 162.1
},
"luminance": 0.5849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49E2A4
secondary
#9C335E
accent
#3983EF
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F5FEF8
border
#CFD6D1
text
#0E1612
muted
#7F8582