Information about #49B3AA color

#49B3AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#49B3AA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(73, 179, 170) — 28.6% red, 70.2% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 42 / 0 / 4 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #49B3AA sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Verdigris (#43B3AE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Teal (#44A9AA) and Moderate Cyan (#4AA8A8).

The recipe behind #49B3AA is rgb(73, 179, 170), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#49B3AA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#49B3AA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#49B3AA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#49B3AA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#49B3AA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#49B3AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#B14851
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#B17448
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#B14886
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#48B174
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#49B3AA
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#A948B1
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#B1A948
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4851B1
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#B14851
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#B1A948
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#7448B1
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#B14851
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#86B148
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Nearest named colors to #49B3AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Moderate Opal color link
Moderate Opal

#4AA89C

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Hightail Teal color link
Hightail Teal

#40B493

Moderate Turquoise color link
Moderate Turquoise

#4AA891

#49B3AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#49B3AA
  • RGB73, 179, 170
  • CMYK42, 0, 4, 30
  • CSSrgb(73, 179, 170)
  • HSL175°, 42%, 49%
  • HSL Precise174.906°, 42.063%, 49.412%
  • HSV175°, 59%, 70%
  • HSB175°, 59%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.286, 0.702, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.286, 0.702, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.286, 0.702, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID49B3AA
  • DECIMAL ID4830122
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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