#49E4C4#49E4C4
#49E4C4 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.609; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.136 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49E4C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 228, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 14%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.32, -47.68, 3.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.32, 47.84, 175.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.04% -0.1359 0.0096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.04% 0.136 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4499, 60.8842, 61.8339) |
| Luminance | 0.6089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.12
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.40
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.88
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.92
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.05
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49E4C4 #E44969
analogous
#49E477 #49E4C4 #49B7E4
triadic
#49E4C4 #C449E4 #E4C449
tetradic
#49E4C4 #7749E4 #E44969 #B7E449
square
#49E4C4 #7749E4 #E44969 #B7E449
split-complementary
#49E4C4 #E449B7 #E47749
monochromatic
#179C80 #1FD1AC #49E4C4 #7EECD5 #B4F4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#49E4C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.18
#49E4C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49E4C4
13.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49E4C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49E4C4 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.18 | 13.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCD6C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C6C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E7DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49e4c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 228, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.136 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fedd5',
500: '#49e4c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49e4c4; $custom-light: #8fedd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49e4c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 228,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.613,
"s": 74.163,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8304,
"c": 0.13629,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.60889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49E4C4
secondary
#9F3249
accent
#375DF1
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583