What color is #49C4BD?

#49C4BD is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Treasured Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49C4BD?

The RGB value is 73, 196, 189: 73 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49C4BD?

The complementary color is #C44950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49C4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49C4BD color

#49C4BD rgb(73, 196, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49C4BD is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 76.9% green and 74.1% blue (73, 196, 189).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 51% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Treasured Teal (#52C1B3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#49C4BD color codes

HEX	`#49C4BD`
RGB	`rgb(73, 196, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 76.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 51%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 63%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -35.29, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 35.9, 190.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.669, 44.567, 55.068)`
Decimal	`4834493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49C4BD, 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 #49C4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49C4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #49C4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49c4bd; }
.text { color: #49c4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49c4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 196 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49c4bd, #498dc4); }

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Questions

What color is #49C4BD?: #49C4BD is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Treasured Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49C4BD?: The RGB value is 73, 196, 189: 73 red, 196 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49C4BD?: The complementary color is #C44950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49C4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.