#49B2BA

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(70.6% 0.096 202.2), rgb(73, 178, 186).

Black text reads best on this color (8.36:1).

About this color

#49B2BA is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 71%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 202°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.36:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (71%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.096)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	8.36:1
White text	2.51:1

Values

HEX	#49B2BA
RGB	rgb(73, 178, 186)
HSL	hsl(184, 45%, 51%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.6% 0.096 202.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #49B2BA	2.51:1	Fails	Lc -54.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #49B2BA	8.36:1	AAA	Lc 55.0	Large or bold text, headings
#49B2BA text on white	2.51:1	Fails	Lc 49.0	Large or bold text, headings
#49B2BA text on black	8.36:1	AAA	Lc -52.9	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DDEEEF

oklch(93.7% 0.018 201.1)
Step 200
200

#C1E0E3

oklch(88.5% 0.033 203.7)
Step 300
300

#92CDD1

oklch(80.9% 0.061 201.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#49B2BA

oklch(70.6% 0.096 202.2)
Step 500
500

#009CA5

oklch(63.1% 0.107 202)
Step 600
600

#00838B

oklch(55.5% 0.095 202.3)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#002D30

oklch(27% 0.046 201.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#49B2BA with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A5ABBB	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#949EBB	0.090
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00B8B4	0.032
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A3A3A3	0.097