#49b8c5

Color #49b8c5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#49b8c5

RGB

rgb(73, 184, 197)

HSL

hsl(186.3, 51.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.3, 62.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.9%, 6.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.27, -27.27, -15.94)

LCH

lch(69.27, 31.59, 210.31)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1009, 205.98)

HWB

hwb(186.3, 28.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c55649

Analogous

#49c594

#49b8c5

#497ac5

Triadic

#49b8c5

#c549b8

#b8c549

Split-complementary

#49b8c5

#c5497a

#c59449

Tetradic

#49b8c5

#5649c5

#c55649

#b8c549

Square

#49b8c5

#9449c5

#c55649

#7ac549

Shades

Color #49b8c5 mixed toward black.

#369eab

#2b7f88

#215f66

#163f44

#0b2022

Tints

Color #49b8c5 mixed toward white.

#67c4cf

#86d0d8

#a4dbe2

#c2e7ec

#e1f3f5

Tones

Color #49b8c5 mixed toward gray.

#53b0bb

#5da8b0

#689fa6

#72979c

#7d8f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8889c2 · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#8279c1 · ΔE 31.6

Tritanopia

#53c0bf · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #49b8c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#49b8c5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#49b8c5 (#49b8c5) is rgb(73, 184, 197) in RGB.

No, #49b8c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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