What color is #49F1F1?

#49F1F1 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cold Light of Day. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49F1F1?

The RGB value is 73, 241, 241: 73 red, 241 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49F1F1?

The complementary color is #F14949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49F1F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49F1F1 color

#49F1F1 rgb(73, 241, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49F1F1 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 94.5% green and 94.5% blue (73, 241, 241).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 86% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cold Light of Day (#00EEEE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#49F1F1 color codes

HEX	`#49F1F1`
RGB	`rgb(73, 241, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 94.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 86%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, -41.54, -12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 43.36, 196.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.073, 70.672, 94.204)`
Decimal	`4846065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49F1F1, 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 #49F1F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49F1F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #49F1F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49f1f1; }
.text { color: #49f1f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49f1f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 241 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49f1f1, #499df1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49F1F1?: #49F1F1 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cold Light of Day. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49F1F1?: The RGB value is 73, 241, 241: 73 red, 241 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49F1F1?: The complementary color is #F14949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49F1F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.