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#49DCD8

#49dcd8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49dcd8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 86.27% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 178.37°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5756

Complementary

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #dc494d

Split complementary

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #dc4996
  3. #dc8f49

Analogous

  1. #49dc8f
  2. #49dcd8
  3. #4996dc

Triadic

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #d849dc
  3. #dcd849

Tetradic

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #494ddc
  3. #dc494d
  4. #dcd849

Square

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #8f49dc
  3. #dc494d
  4. #96dc49

Monochromatic

  1. #177573
  2. #23b6b2
  3. #49dcd8
  4. #89e8e6
  5. #c9f5f3

Shades

#49dcd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #42c6c2
  3. #3ab0ad
  4. #339a97
  5. #2c8482
  6. #256e6c
  7. #1d5856
  8. #164241
  9. #0f2c2b
  10. #071616
  11. #000000

Tints

#49dcd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #5be0dc
  3. #6de3e0
  4. #80e7e4
  5. #92eae8
  6. #a4eeec
  7. #b6f1ef
  8. #c8f5f3
  9. #dbf8f7
  10. #edfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49dcd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49dcd8
  2. #4fd3cf
  3. #54cac6
  4. #5ac0be
  5. #5fb7b5
  6. #65aeac
  7. #6aa5a3
  8. #709c9a
  9. #759292
  10. #7b8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4d0ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd1d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9c1d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad6d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99ccd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49dcd8 {
  color: #49dcd8;
}
Background
.bg-49dcd8 {
  background-color: #49dcd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49dcd8 {
  border: 2px solid #49dcd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49dcd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 220 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49dcd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49dcd8, #4996dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49dcd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 220 216 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.65 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.81 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.39 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.49 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.80 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.80 #b62327 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#49dcd8  rgb(73, 220, 216)  hsl(178, 68%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc494d  rgb(220, 73, 77)  hsl(358, 68%, 57%)  Indian Red
#d849dc  rgb(216, 73, 220)  hsl(298, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd849  rgb(220, 216, 73)  hsl(58, 68%, 57%)  Straw