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#49CAB7 Color

#49CAB7 is rgb(73, 202, 183) in RGB, hsl(171, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 9%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49CAB7
HEX#49CAB7
RGBrgb(73, 202, 183)
HSLhsl(171, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(171, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 9%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.116 181.5)
LABlab(73.99% -40.20 -1.48)
LCHlch(73.99% 40.23 182.11)

What #49CAB7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #49CAB7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.03Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.12Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.4Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 9.73Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.76Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 10.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#49CAB7 Channel Values

How #49CAB7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 202 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49CAB7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49CAB7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49CAB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49CAB7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49CAB7
Complementary
#CA495D
Analogous
#49CA76
Analogous
#499DCA
Triadic
#B749CA
Triadic
#CAB749
Split comp.
#CA499D
Split comp.
#CA7649

Tints & Shades of #49CAB7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61D1C0
#7DD9CB
#94E0D5
#ACE7DE
#C4EEE7
#DFF6F2

Shades

#36BAA6
#2E9E8D
#268275
#1D6358
#154740
#0D2B27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49CAB7.

How #49CAB7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#49CAB7
Protanopia#BCBCB7
Protanomaly#9BC2B7
Deuteranopia#ADADBA
Deuteranomaly#90B9B9
Tritanopia#51C8C8
Tritanomaly#4EC9C1
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49CAB7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-49cab7: #49CAB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49CAB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49cab7': '#49CAB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.792, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_49cab7">#49CAB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#49CAB7"

More Teal Colors

#49CAB7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49CAB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49CAB7?

#49CAB7 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(73, 202, 183) in RGB and hsl(171, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #49CAB7?

#49CAB7 is rgb(73, 202, 183) — red 73, green 202, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49CAB7?

#49CAB7 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 9%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49CAB7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49CAB7 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49CAB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49CAB7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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