3849 — Teal Green light
Teals family#44918D
Need details on DMC 3849? This medium, moderately saturated teal shade (Teal Green light) is hex #44918D, RGB 68, 145, 141. Cross-brand equivalents in Madeira, J&P Coates, and Sullivans are listed below — ranked by perceptual similarity — alongside 8 nearby DMC shades and color-theory harmony pairings.
About DMC 3849
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Metallic Turquoise Green
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 3849
The five closest matches in each brand, ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual color difference.
Anchor
Madeira
J&P Coates
Sullivans
Classic Colorworks
Weeks Dye Works
Gentle Art Sampler
Valdani
Crescent Colors
Closest match to DMC 3849 in 67 more brands
The single nearest shade in every other palette we hold, from needlepoint silks and wools to fuse beads and yarn. Match quality is perceptual color distance: 93% and up is hard to tell apart, under 75% is a visible shift.
More stranded cotton
Hand-dyed & overdyed
Silk
Wool for needlepoint
Metallic, rayon & specialty
Other threads & beads
Fuse beads
Yarn for crochet & knitting
Need the runners-up, or a whole pattern converted? The thread conversion chart ranks every alternative for DMC 3849 (Teal Green light) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 3849
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 3849
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 3849 in other DMC lines
DMC reuses base numbers across its specialty lines, so the same shade can exist as a satin, a metallic, or a sparkle floss under a prefixed code. Here is where Teal Green light turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D3849, Diamond Drills USA DMC3849. A kit legend or drill bag marked 3849 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 3849
DMC threads that pair well with 3849, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Teals Family
DMC3849 in context with nearby shades from the teals color family.
About DMC 3849
DMC 3849 (Teal Green light) is a medium, moderately saturated shade in the teals family. With a rich and warm quality, this thread works beautifully in peacock feathers and coastal scenes. You will find this color at home in patterns featuring dragonflies and turtle designs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does DMC 3849 look like?
DMC 3849 (Teal Green light) is a medium shade in the teals family with hex #44918D and RGB 68, 145, 141. Stitchers reach for it in projects featuring water and sky and tropical motifs.
Which Anchor thread matches DMC 3849?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 3849 (Teal Green light) is Anchor 188 (Turquoise Dark) with a 86% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 1076 (Jade, 78%) and Anchor 189 (Turquoise Very Dark, 75%).
What DMC colors are similar to 3849?
The closest DMC threads to 3849 are 992 Aquamarine medium (ΔE 6.14), 3812 Sea Green very dark (ΔE 6.61), and 958 Sea Green dark (ΔE 6.69). These are useful substitutes when 3849 is unavailable or for building gradients.
When should I use DMC 3849?
Reach for DMC 3849 (Teal Green light) when your project calls for water and sky, tropical motifs, cool accents, nature themes. Its medium character carries both small accents and wider palette work; the harmony picks on this page show natural companions to 3849.
What fabric color works best with DMC 3849 (Teal Green light)?
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first. For reference, 3849 has a contrast ratio of about 3.7:1 on white fabric and 5.7:1 on black. As a cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Does DMC 3849 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Light Effects E3849. The base shade is matched across the lines, but the fiber changes the look: Satin is a high-sheen rayon, Light Effects is a metallic polyester most people blend one strand at a time, and Étoile is cotton with a sparkle filament that stitches like ordinary floss.
What is the diamond painting drill code for DMC 3849?
Diamond Dotz D3849 and Diamond Drills USA DMC3849 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 3849 is this color regardless of drill brand — though each manufacturer dyes to the reference in its own batches, so avoid mixing brands inside one large block.
Which other thread brands come closest to DMC 3849?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are PNK Kirov 3508 (86%), Gloriana Silk Floss 019 Tropical Sea (86%), Ariadna 1659 (85%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.