HEX Color #49A899 (Lightseagreen)

About #49A899

The precise color #49A899 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightseagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 168 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 57% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49A899

RGB73, 168, 153

HSL170.5°, 39.4%, 47.3%

CMYK57%, 0%, 9%, 34%

HSV170.5°, 56.5%, 65.9%

LAB63.1, -31.7, -0.7

XYZ22.5, 31.7, 35.1

Decimal4827289

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49A899 #A74957

Analogous

#49A769 #4987A7

Triadic

#9849A7 #A79849

Tetradic

#6949A7 #A74957 #87A749

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49A899

#5DB1A4

#71BBAF

#85C5BB

#99CEC6

#AED8D1

#C2E2DD

#D6EBE8

#EAF5F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49A899

#409588

#388277

#307066

#285D55

#204A44

#183833

#102522

#081211

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.86:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.34:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.73:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.24:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49A899; }

.text-color { color: #49A899; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #49A899; }

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Lightseagreen

#20B2AA