Palettes / Colors / #49C19B

#49C19B — Muted Teal

#49C19B 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 #49C19B 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.

#49C19B 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 #C1496F; it also sits naturally between #49C15F and #49ABC1. 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 76% · Blue 61%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #49C19B

.text { color: #49C19B; }
.background { background-color: #49C19B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49C19B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 193, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 49%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49C19B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 193, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49C19B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 193, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#49C19B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#49C19B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1496F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49C19B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #49C19B

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 #49C19B 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 #49C19B 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 #49C19B?

#49C19B is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 73, 193, 155). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49C19B?

#49C19B is RGB 73, 193, 155 — HSL 161°, 49%, 52% — CMYK 62%, 0%, 20%, 24%.

What colors go with #49C19B?

Its complement is #C1496F; analogous partners are #49C15F and #49ABC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49C19B for text?

Black text on #49C19B has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.