Color

#49E0BD

Light cool teal. Nearest reference color: Medium aquamarine.

RGB

0–255

224

189

CMYK

0–100%

67.41%

15.62%

12.16%

RGB describes how #49E0BD is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 73, green 224 and blue 189.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 67.41%, magenta 0%, yellow 15.62% and black 12.16%.

HSL values

H 166.09° S 70.89% L 58.24%

In the HSL color model, #49E0BD has a hue of 166.09°, 70.89% saturation and 58.24% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#49E0BD is a light, cool teal with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #49E0BD in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #49E0BD

RGB rgb(73, 224, 189)

HSL hsl(166.09 70.89% 58.24%)

OKLCH oklch(0.818753 0.13588 174.0132)

CSS --color: #49E0BD;

Tints of #49E0BD

Tints are lighter variations of #49E0BD. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#BCFFEB #7EFFDD #64F6D2 #57EBC7 #49E0BD

Shades of #49E0BD

Shades are darker variations of #49E0BD. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#49E0BD #00A588 #006B57 #00352A #000805

Tones of #49E0BD

Tones reduce the chroma of #49E0BD, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#49E0BD #71DABE #8DD5C0 #A3CFC1 #B7C8C3

Tonal range of #49E0BD

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #49E0BD between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#BCFFEB #7EFFDD #64F6D2 #57EBC7 #49E0BD #00A588 #006B57 #00352A #000805

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #BCFFEB;
    --color-200: #7EFFDD;
    --color-300: #64F6D2;
    --color-400: #57EBC7;
    --color-500: #49E0BD;
    --color-600: #00A588;
    --color-700: #006B57;
    --color-800: #00352A;
    --color-900: #000805;
}

Colors that go with #49E0BD

Color harmonies for #49E0BD are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#49E0BD #FFA4C9

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#8BDB8A #49E0BD #1FDDEC

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#49E0BD #C7B7FF #FFAF79

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#49E0BD #EFA5F5 #FFAAA4

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#49E0BD #A6C4FF #FFA4C9 #EDBC50

CSS gradients with #49E0BD

These gradients show how #49E0BD moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#49E0BD #86E8CD #B2F1DE #DAF8EE #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #49E0BD, #86E8CD, #B2F1DE, #DAF8EE, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#49E0BD #2F9880 #175647 #031C16 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #49E0BD, #2F9880, #175647, #031C16, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#49E0BD #45D7FD #A6C4FF #DBAEFF #FFA4C9

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #49E0BD, #45D7FD, #A6C4FF, #DBAEFF, #FFA4C9);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #49E0BD. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.66:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

12.68:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5840 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #49E0BD as the background.

background-color: #49E0BD;
color: #000000;

Using #49E0BD in design

See how #49E0BD works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#49E0BD used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #49E0BD to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#7EFFDD

#49E0BD

#00352A

Colors similar to #49E0BD

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #49E0BD, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#69FBD7 #1DC6A4 #00E4BC #78D9BF #60DFAC #33E0CE #6EEDB9 #13D3C1

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #49E0BD may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #D9D2BB Deuteranopia #C4C3C0 Tritanopia #00E2D6

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #49E0BD can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 38.584
Y: 58.3976
Z: 57.3726

CIELAB

L*: 80.9593
a*: -47.7082
b*: 5.6319

OKLab

L: 0.818753
a: -0.135139
b: 0.014172

OKLCH

L: 0.818753
C: 0.13588
H: 174.0132°