#49E3B3#49E3B3
#49E3B3 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.596; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.146 H 168.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49E3B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 227, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 21.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.62, -51.32, 11.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.62, 52.67, 166.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.34% -0.1427 0.0303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.34% 0.146 168) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3491, 59.6050, 52.1229) |
| Luminance | 0.5961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 2.01
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.80
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.17
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.59
Bright Teal
#01F9C6
ΔE00 5.07
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49E3B3 #E34979
analogous
#49E366 #49E3B3 #49C6E3
triadic
#49E3B3 #B349E3 #E3B349
tetradic
#49E3B3 #6649E3 #E34979 #C6E349
square
#49E3B3 #6649E3 #E34979 #C6E349
split-complementary
#49E3B3 #E349C6 #E36649
monochromatic
#189A71 #20CF98 #49E3B3 #7EEBC9 #B3F3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#49E3B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.92
#49E3B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49E3B3
12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49E3B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49E3B3 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.92 | 12.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDD4B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9C5B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E4D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49e3b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 227, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.146 168.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eedc9',
500: '#49e3b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49e3b3; $custom-light: #8eedc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49e3b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 227,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.299,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82342,
"c": 0.14586,
"h": 168
},
"luminance": 0.59609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49E3B3
secondary
#9E3354
accent
#3871F0
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F5FEF9
border
#CFD6D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8582