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#49BBCD

#49bbcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49bbcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.39% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 188.18°, with 56.9% saturation and 54.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.32.

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Relative luminance0.4136

Complementary

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #cd5b49

Split complementary

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #cd4979
  3. #cd9d49

Analogous

  1. #49cd9d
  2. #49bbcd
  3. #4979cd

Triadic

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #cd49bb
  3. #bbcd49

Tetradic

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #5b49cd
  3. #cd5b49
  4. #bbcd49

Square

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #9d49cd
  3. #cd5b49
  4. #79cd49

Monochromatic

  1. #1b5862
  2. #2b8e9e
  3. #49bbcd
  4. #85d1dd
  5. #c1e8ee

Shades

#49bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #42a8b9
  3. #3a96a4
  4. #338390
  5. #2c707b
  6. #255e67
  7. #1d4b52
  8. #16383e
  9. #0f2529
  10. #071315
  11. #000000

Tints

#49bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #5bc2d2
  3. #6dc9d7
  4. #80cfdc
  5. #92d6e1
  6. #a4dde6
  7. #b6e4eb
  8. #c8ebf0
  9. #dbf1f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49bbcd
  2. #4fb5c5
  3. #54afbe
  4. #5aa9b6
  5. #5fa3ae
  6. #659ea7
  7. #6a989f
  8. #709297
  9. #758c8f
  10. #7b8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb4ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eb7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80afcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49bbcd {
  color: #49bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-49bbcd {
  background-color: #49bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #49bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49bbcd, #4979cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.32 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.88 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.03 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.36 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.48 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.57 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.15 #b64432 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#49bbcd  rgb(73, 187, 205)  hsl(188, 57%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd5b49  rgb(205, 91, 73)  hsl(8, 57%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#cd49bb  rgb(205, 73, 187)  hsl(308, 57%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcd49  rgb(187, 205, 73)  hsl(68, 57%, 55%)  June Bud