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Cyan
#49B694

Cyan (#49B694) with RGB(73, 182, 148) and HSL(161, 43%, 50%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

TurquoiseCorecool
Interactive

UI Sandbox

Project Dashboard
Active theme: Cyan
Values

Production-ready color values

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HEX
#49B694
RGB
rgb(73, 182, 148)
HSL
hsl(161, 43%, 50%)
HSV
hsv(161, 60%, 71%)
CMYK
cmyk(60%, 0%, 19%, 29%)
Decimal
4830868
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
2.5:1
Aa
On black
8.4:1
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
2.50:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
8.40:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

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Analysis

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Cyan (#49B694) with RGB(73, 182, 148) and HSL(161, 43%, 50%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
turquoisecorecoolhex-49b694h-161s-43l-50
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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Cyan */
color: #49B694;
background-color: #49B694;
border-color: #49B694;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #49b69440;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#49B694] text-[#49B694] border-[#49B694] ring-[#49B694]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.286, green: 0.714, blue: 0.580)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF49B694)
Android XML
<color name="cyan">#49B694</color>
React Native
{ color: '#49B694' }
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Cyan

#49B694·rgb(73, 182, 148)

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Brand Match

Closest real-world color

Pantone
Turquoise
PMS 15-5519 · #45B5AA
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About

About Cyan

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Cyan sits in the turquoise family with a core tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Cyan (#49B694) with RGB(73, 182, 148) and HSL(161, 43%, 50%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Turquoise
Tone
Core
Temperature
cool
Keywords
turquoise, core, cool, hex-49b694, h-161, s-43
Conversion

Color conversions

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HEX
#49B694
RGB
rgb(73, 182, 148)
HSL
hsl(161, 43%, 50%)
HSV
hsv(161, 60%, 71%)
CMYK
cmyk(60%, 0%, 19%, 29%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

900
#0C1D18
800
#16372C
700
#245B4A
600
#338067
500
#41A485
400
#5BBE9E
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

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Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#78799C
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#726A9E
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#4EA3A4
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
2.5:1
Fails normal and large text guidance.
Aa
On black
8.4:1
AAA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

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Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Cyan
Closest standard CSS name to #49B694 for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-turquoise-core
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
turquoise-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #49B694 as the core value.
HSL token
161 43% 50%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.