Palettes / Colors / #49BCDF

#49BCDF — Teal

#49BCDF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

#49BCDF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF6C49; it also sits naturally between #49DFB7 and #4971DF. 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 74% · Blue 87%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #49BCDF

.text { color: #49BCDF; }
.background { background-color: #49BCDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49BCDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 188, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49BCDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 188, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49BCDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 188, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #49BCDF

Tints of #49BCDF

Tones of #49BCDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF6C49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49BCDF: #000000.

How #49BCDF 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 #49BCDF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #49BCDE  ·  #49BCE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #49BCDF?

#49BCDF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 73, 188, 223). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49BCDF?

#49BCDF is RGB 73, 188, 223 — HSL 194°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 67%, 16%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #49BCDF?

Its complement is #DF6C49; analogous partners are #49DFB7 and #4971DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49BCDF for text?

Black text on #49BCDF has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.