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#49F4EF

#49f4ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49f4ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 95.69% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.05% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 178.25°, with 88.6% saturation and 62.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7235

Complementary

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #f4494e

Split complementary

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #f449a3
  3. #f49a49

Analogous

  1. #49f49a
  2. #49f4ef
  3. #49a3f4

Triadic

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #ef49f4
  3. #f4ef49

Tetradic

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #494ef4
  3. #f4494e
  4. #f4ef49

Square

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #9a49f4
  3. #f4494e
  4. #a3f449

Monochromatic

  1. #099b96
  2. #0ee3dd
  3. #49f4ef
  4. #91f8f5
  5. #d9fdfc

Shades

#49f4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #42dcd7
  3. #3ac3bf
  4. #33aba7
  5. #2c928f
  6. #257a78
  7. #1d6260
  8. #164948
  9. #0f3130
  10. #071818
  11. #000000

Tints

#49f4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #5bf5f1
  3. #6df6f2
  4. #80f7f4
  5. #92f8f5
  6. #a4faf7
  7. #b6fbf9
  8. #c8fcfa
  9. #dbfdfc
  10. #edfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49f4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49f4ef
  2. #4fe8e4
  3. #54ddd9
  4. #5ad1ce
  5. #5fc6c3
  6. #65bab8
  7. #6aaeac
  8. #70a3a1
  9. #759796
  10. #7b8c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5e7e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e8ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd5f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fbf2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbedef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8e2f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f8f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49f4ef {
  color: #49f4ef;
}
Background
.bg-49f4ef {
  background-color: #49f4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49f4ef {
  border: 2px solid #49f4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49f4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 244 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49f4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49f4ef, #49a3f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49f4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 244 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.01 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.01 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.64 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.35 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.46 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.91 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.91 #b60b10 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Aqua
#49f4ef  rgb(73, 244, 239)  hsl(178, 89%, 62%)  Aqua
#f4494e  rgb(244, 73, 78)  hsl(358, 89%, 62%)  Tractor Red
#ef49f4  rgb(239, 73, 244)  hsl(298, 89%, 62%)  Fuchsia
#f4ef49  rgb(244, 239, 73)  hsl(58, 89%, 62%)  Icterine