What color is #49A5A2?

#49A5A2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49A5A2?

The RGB value is 73, 165, 162: 73 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49A5A2?

The complementary color is #A5494C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49A5A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49A5A2 color

#49A5A2 rgb(73, 165, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49A5A2 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 64.7% green and 63.5% blue (73, 165, 162).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#49A5A2 color codes

HEX	`#49A5A2`
RGB	`rgb(73, 165, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 64.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 39%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 56%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.45, -27.84, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.45, 28.63, 193.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.722, 30.933, 38.949)`
Decimal	`4826530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49A5A2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #49A5A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49A5A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #49A5A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49a5a2; }
.text { color: #49a5a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49a5a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 165 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49a5a2, #497aa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #49A5A2?: #49A5A2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49A5A2?: The RGB value is 73, 165, 162: 73 red, 165 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49A5A2?: The complementary color is #A5494C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49A5A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.