HEX Color #49CCAF (Mediumaquamarine)

About #49CCAF

At its core, #49CCAF is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumaquamarine. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 204, 175).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow, and 20% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49CCAF

RGB73, 204, 175

HSL166.7°, 56.2%, 54.3%

CMYK64%, 0%, 14%, 20%

HSV166.7°, 64.2%, 80.0%

LAB74.6, -42.5, 4.0

XYZ32.1, 47.7, 48.1

Decimal4836527

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49CCAF #CC4966

Analogous

#49CC6D #49A7CC

Triadic

#AE49CC #CCAE49

Tetradic

#6D49CC #CC4966 #A7CC49

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49CCAF

#5DD1B7

#71D7C0

#85DDC9

#99E2D2

#AEE8DB

#C2EEE4

#D6F3ED

#EAF9F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49CCAF

#40B59B

#389E88

#308874

#287161

#205A4D

#18443A

#102D26

#081613

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.99:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.54:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.90:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.96:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

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

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

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

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