#49C5BD

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Mediumturquoise.

About #49C5BD

When working with digital screens, the color #49C5BD is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 197, and 189.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 63% C, 0% M, 4% Y, and 23% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49C5BD
RGB73, 197, 189
HSL176.1°, 51.7%, 52.9%
CMYK63%, 0%, 4%, 23%
HSV176.1°, 62.9%, 77.3%
LAB72.9, -35.8, -6.1
XYZ31.9, 45.0, 55.2
Decimal4834749

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.00:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49C5BD; }
.text-color { color: #49C5BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49C5BD; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC