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#49F5F5

#49f5f5 ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#49f5f5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 96.08% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 89.58% saturation and 62.35% 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 15.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7331

Complementary

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #f54949

Split complementary

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #f5499f
  3. #f59f49

Analogous

  1. #49f59f
  2. #49f5f5
  3. #499ff5

Triadic

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #f549f5
  3. #f5f549

Tetradic

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #4949f5
  3. #f54949
  4. #f5f549

Square

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #9f49f5
  3. #f54949
  4. #9ff549

Monochromatic

  1. #099c9c
  2. #0de5e5
  3. #49f5f5
  4. #92f9f9
  5. #dafdfd

Shades

#49f5f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #42dddd
  3. #3ac4c4
  4. #33acac
  5. #2c9393
  6. #257b7b
  7. #1d6262
  8. #164a4a
  9. #0f3131
  10. #071919
  11. #000000

Tints

#49f5f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #5bf6f6
  3. #6df7f7
  4. #80f8f8
  5. #92f9f9
  6. #a4fafa
  7. #b6fbfb
  8. #c8fcfc
  9. #dbfdfd
  10. #edfefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49f5f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49f5f5
  2. #4fe9e9
  3. #54dede
  4. #5ad2d2
  5. #5fc6c6
  6. #65bbbb
  7. #6aafaf
  8. #70a3a3
  9. #759797
  10. #7b8c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6e8e8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e9f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccd7f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fdf5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbeef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7e3f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00faf5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49f5f5 {
  color: #49f5f5;
}
Background
.bg-49f5f5 {
  background-color: #49f5f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49f5f5 {
  border: 2px solid #49f5f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49f5f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 245 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 90% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49f5f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49f5f5, #499ff5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49f5f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 245 245 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.51 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.51 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.24 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.86 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.69 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.24 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.34 #b60a0a Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Aqua
#49f5f5  rgb(73, 245, 245)  hsl(180, 90%, 62%)  Aqua
#f54949  rgb(245, 73, 73)  hsl(0, 90%, 62%)  Tractor Red
#f549f5  rgb(245, 73, 245)  hsl(300, 90%, 62%)  Fuchsia
#f5f549  rgb(245, 245, 73)  hsl(60, 90%, 62%)  Icterine