What color is #49BEB6?

#49BEB6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49BEB6?

The RGB value is 73, 190, 182: 73 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49BEB6?

The complementary color is #BE4951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49BEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49BEB6 color

#49BEB6 rgb(73, 190, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49BEB6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 74.5% green and 71.4% blue (73, 190, 182).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 47% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#49BEB6 color codes

HEX	`#49BEB6`
RGB	`rgb(73, 190, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 74.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 47%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 62%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.61, -34.39, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.61, 34.86, 189.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.601, 41.618, 50.72)`
Decimal	`4832950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49BEB6, 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 #49BEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49BEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #49BEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49beb6; }
.text { color: #49beb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49beb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 190 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49beb6, #498bbe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49BEB6?: #49BEB6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49BEB6?: The RGB value is 73, 190, 182: 73 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49BEB6?: The complementary color is #BE4951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49BEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.