Palettes / Colors / #49DBEE

#49DBEE — Vivid Teal

#49DBEE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #49DBEE 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.

#49DBEE 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 #EE5C49; it also sits naturally between #49EEAF and #4988EE. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #49DBEE

.text { color: #49DBEE; }
.background { background-color: #49DBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49DBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 219, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49DBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 219, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49DBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 219, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE5C49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49DBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #49DBEE

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 #49DBEE 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 #49DBEE 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 #49DBEE?

#49DBEE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 73, 219, 238). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49DBEE?

#49DBEE is RGB 73, 219, 238 — HSL 187°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 69%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #49DBEE?

Its complement is #EE5C49; analogous partners are #49EEAF and #4988EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49DBEE for text?

Black text on #49DBEE has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.