Palettes / Colors / #49ABA2

#49ABA2 — Muted Teal

#49ABA2 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #49ABA2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#49ABA2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AB4953; it also sits naturally between #49AB71 and #4984AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #49ABA2

.text { color: #49ABA2; }
.background { background-color: #49ABA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49ABA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 171, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 40%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49ABA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 171, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49ABA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 171, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#49ABA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#49ABA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #49ABA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB4953:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49ABA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #49ABA2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #49ABA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #49ABA2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #49ABA2?

#49ABA2 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 73, 171, 162). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49ABA2?

#49ABA2 is RGB 73, 171, 162 — HSL 174°, 40%, 48% — CMYK 57%, 0%, 5%, 33%.

What colors go with #49ABA2?

Its complement is #AB4953; analogous partners are #49AB71 and #4984AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49ABA2 for text?

Black text on #49ABA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.