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#49CABD Color

#49CABD is rgb(73, 202, 189) in RGB, hsl(174, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 6%, 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 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49CABD
HEX#49CABD
RGBrgb(73, 202, 189)
HSLhsl(174, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(174, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 6%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.113 185.7)
LABlab(74.13% -38.99 -4.50)
LCHlch(74.13% 39.25 186.59)

What #49CABD 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 #49CABD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 5.09Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 7.87Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 7.91Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.97Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.19

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

#49CABD Channel Values

How #49CABD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49CABD 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #49CABD

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

Base
#49CABD
Complementary
#CA4956
Analogous
#49CA7D
Analogous
#4997CA
Triadic
#BD49CA
Triadic
#CABD49
Split comp.
#CA4997
Split comp.
#CA7D49

Tints & Shades of #49CABD

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

#61D1C6
#7DD9D0
#94E0D8
#ACE7E1
#C4EEEA
#DFF6F4

Shades

#36BAAD
#2E9E93
#268279
#1D635C
#154742
#0D2B28

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

How #49CABD 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#49CABD
Protanopia#BCBCBD
Protanomaly#9BC2BD
Deuteranopia#ADADBF
Deuteranomaly#90B9BE
Tritanopia#4EC8C8
Tritanomaly#4CC9C4
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49CABD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49cabd: #49CABD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49CABD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49cabd': '#49CABD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.792, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_49cabd">#49CABD</color>
SVG fillfill="#49CABD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#49CABD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49CABD?

#49CABD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(73, 202, 189) in RGB and hsl(174, 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 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #49CABD?

#49CABD is rgb(73, 202, 189) — red 73, green 202, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49CABD?

#49CABD converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 6%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49CABD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49CABD scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #49CABD 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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