Palettes / Colors / #49E4E1

#49E4E1 — Teal

#49E4E1 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#49E4E1 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 #E4494C; it also sits naturally between #49E494 and #4999E4. 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 89% · Blue 88%

Cyan 68% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #49E4E1

.text { color: #49E4E1; }
.background { background-color: #49E4E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49E4E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 228, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 74%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49E4E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 228, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49E4E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 228, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#49E4E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#49E4E1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #49E4E1

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Tones of #49E4E1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4494C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49E4E1: #000000.

How #49E4E1 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 #49E4E1 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

← #49E4E0  ·  #49E4E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #49E4E1?

#49E4E1 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 73, 228, 225). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49E4E1?

#49E4E1 is RGB 73, 228, 225 — HSL 179°, 74%, 59% — CMYK 68%, 0%, 1%, 11%.

What colors go with #49E4E1?

Its complement is #E4494C; analogous partners are #49E494 and #4999E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49E4E1 for text?

Black text on #49E4E1 has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.