#49E9CC

A light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Turquoise.

About #49E9CC

The hex code #49E9CC represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Its closest recognized web color is Turquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 233, 204).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49E9CC
RGB73, 233, 204
HSL169.1°, 78.4%, 60.0%
CMYK69%, 0%, 12%, 9%
HSV169.1°, 68.7%, 91.4%
LAB84.0, -47.8, 2.1
XYZ42.8, 64.1, 67.2
Decimal4843980

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.45:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49E9CC; }
.text-color { color: #49E9CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49E9CC; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise
#40E0D0