#49c8dc color: Sea Serpent
#49c8dc is rgb(73, 200, 220) in RGB and oklch(77.133% 0.11261 209.85) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Cyan
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- cyan-400
- Black 14%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #49c8dc
#49c8dc is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 210°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.58:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Sea Serpent (#4bc7cf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.
Lighter: #49c8dc mixed with white
Darker: #49c8dc mixed with black
Calmer: #49c8dc with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #49c8dc
Questions about #49c8dc
What color is #49c8dc?
#49c8dc is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Sea Serpent. In RGB it is rgb(73, 200, 220), in HSL hsl(188.16, 67.74%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.133% 0.11261 209.85).
What colors go well with #49c8dc?
The complementary color of #49c8dc is #f4998a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #53ccb7 and #6cbef5. The triadic partners are #dd9ad7 and #d1b15a.
Is white or black text more readable on #49c8dc?
Black text reads better on #49c8dc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #49c8dc a warm or cool color?
#49c8dc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 210 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.113.