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#49D4BB Color

#49D4BB is rgb(73, 212, 187) in RGB, hsl(169, 62%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49D4BB
HEX#49D4BB
RGBrgb(73, 212, 187)
HSLhsl(169, 62%, 56%)
HSVhsv(169, 66%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.124 178.5)
LABlab(77.10% -43.36 0.86)
LCHlch(77.10% 43.36 178.86)

What #49D4BB 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 #49D4BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.99Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.08Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.81Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.92Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.94Keppel#3AB09EΔE 13.56

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

#49D4BB Channel Values

How #49D4BB 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 212 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 62% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 66% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49D4BB 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49D4BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49D4BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49D4BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49D4BB
Complementary
#D44963
Analogous
#49D475
Analogous
#49A8D4
Triadic
#BB49D4
Triadic
#D4BB49
Split comp.
#D449A8
Split comp.
#D47549

Tints & Shades of #49D4BB

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

#62DAC4
#7BE0CD
#94E6D7
#ACECE0
#C5F1E9
#DEF7F3

Shades

#2FCAAE
#28A992
#218C79
#196B5C
#124E43
#0B2D27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49D4BB.

How #49D4BB 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#49D4BB
Protanopia#C5C5BB
Protanomaly#A2CBBB
Deuteranopia#B5B5BE
Deuteranomaly#96C2BD
Tritanopia#53D1D1
Tritanomaly#4FD2C9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49D4BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49d4bb: #49D4BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49D4BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49d4bb': '#49D4BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.831, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_49d4bb">#49D4BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#49D4BB"

More Green Colors

#49D4BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49D4BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49D4BB?

#49D4BB is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 212, 187) in RGB and hsl(169, 62%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #49D4BB?

#49D4BB is rgb(73, 212, 187) — red 73, green 212, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49D4BB?

#49D4BB converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49D4BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49D4BB scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49D4BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49D4BB 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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