#49a8be

Color #49a8be

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#49a8be

RGB

rgb(73, 168, 190)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 47.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 61.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(64.27, -21.25, -19.65)

LCH

lch(64.27, 28.94, 222.76)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0941, 215.48)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 28.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be5f49

Analogous

#49be9a

#49a8be

#496ebe

Triadic

#49a8be

#be49a8

#a8be49

Split-complementary

#49a8be

#be496e

#be9a49

Tetradic

#49a8be

#5f49be

#be5f49

#a8be49

Square

#49a8be

#9a49be

#be5f49

#6ebe49

Shades

Color #49a8be mixed toward black.

#3a8ea2

#2e7281

#235561

#173941

#0c1c20

Tints

Color #49a8be mixed toward white.

#67b7c9

#86c5d4

#a4d4df

#c2e2e9

#e1f1f4

Tones

Color #49a8be mixed toward gray.

#53a2b4

#5d9cab

#6696a1

#709097

#7a8a8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7eb9 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#7871b8 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#51b5b4 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #49a8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#49a8be]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#49a8be (#49a8be) is rgb(73, 168, 190) in RGB.

No, #49a8be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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