HEX Color #49C5CC (Mediumturquoise)

About #49C5CC

The hex code #49C5CC represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumturquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 197, 204).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 64% cyan and 3% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 183.2° hue, 56.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49C5CC

RGB73, 197, 204

HSL183.2°, 56.2%, 54.3%

CMYK64%, 3%, 0%, 20%

HSV183.2°, 64.2%, 80.0%

LAB73.4, -31.6, -13.6

XYZ33.6, 45.7, 64.2

Decimal4834764

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49C5CC #CC5049

Analogous

#49CC91 #4983CC

Triadic

#CC49C4 #C4CC49

Tetradic

#9149CC #CC5049 #83CC49

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49C5CC

#5DCBD1

#71D1D7

#85D8DD

#99DEE2

#AEE5E8

#C2EBEE

#D6F2F3

#EAF8F9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49C5CC

#40AFB5

#38999E

#308388

#286D71

#20575A

#184144

#102B2D

#081516

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.07:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.14:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.98:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.62:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49C5CC; }

.text-color { color: #49C5CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #49C5CC; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise

#48D1CC