Palettes / Colors / #49FDCD

#49FDCD — Vivid Teal

#49FDCD 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 #49FDCD 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.

#49FDCD 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 #FD4979; it also sits naturally between #49FD73 and #49D3FD. 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 99% · Blue 80%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #49FDCD

.text { color: #49FDCD; }
.background { background-color: #49FDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49FDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 253, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 98%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49FDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 253, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49FDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 253, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD4979:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49FDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #49FDCD

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 #49FDCD 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 #49FDCD 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

← #49FDCC  ·  #49FDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #49FDCD?

#49FDCD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 73, 253, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49FDCD?

#49FDCD is RGB 73, 253, 205 — HSL 164°, 98%, 64% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 19%, 1%.

What colors go with #49FDCD?

Its complement is #FD4979; analogous partners are #49FD73 and #49D3FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49FDCD for text?

Black text on #49FDCD has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.