#49E4CA#49E4CA
#49E4CA is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.133 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49E4CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 228, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 11.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.47, -46.18, 0.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.47, 46.19, 178.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.21% -0.1333 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.21% 0.133 179.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1466, 61.1628, 65.5027) |
| Luminance | 0.6117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 2.63
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.21
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.52
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.95
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.06
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49E4CA #E44963
analogous
#49E47C #49E4CA #49B1E4
triadic
#49E4CA #CA49E4 #E4CA49
tetradic
#49E4CA #7C49E4 #E44963 #B1E449
square
#49E4CA #7C49E4 #E44963 #B1E449
split-complementary
#49E4CA #E449B1 #E47C49
monochromatic
#179C85 #1FD1B3 #49E4CA #7EECDA #B4F4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#49E4CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.23
#49E4CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49E4CA
13.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49E4CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49E4CA | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.23 | 13.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBD7C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E8DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49e4ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 228, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.133 179.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fedda',
500: '#49e4ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49e4ca; $custom-light: #8fedda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49e4ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 228,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.935,
"s": 74.163,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83211,
"c": 0.13328,
"h": 179.3
},
"luminance": 0.61168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49E4CA
secondary
#9F3245
accent
#3756F1
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFB
border
#CFD6D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8583