#49E2F0

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #49E2F0

At its core, #49E2F0 is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 226 green, and 240 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 70% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow, and 6% black. With a hue angle of 185.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#49E2F0
RGB73, 226, 240
HSL185.0°, 84.8%, 61.4%
CMYK70%, 6%, 0%, 6%
HSV185.0°, 69.6%, 94.1%
LAB83.0, -35.0, -18.5
XYZ45.7, 62.1, 92.0
Decimal4842224

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.42:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49E2F0; }
.text-color { color: #49E2F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49E2F0; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1