What color is #49785B?

#49785B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49785B?

The RGB value is 73, 120, 91: 73 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49785B?

The complementary color is #784966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49785B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49785B color

#49785B rgb(73, 120, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #49785B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (73, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#49785B color codes

HEX	`#49785B`
RGB	`rgb(73, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.45, -22.95, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.45, 25.44, 154.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.352, 15.604, 12.309)`
Decimal	`4814939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49785B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #49785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#49785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #49785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49785b; }
.text { color: #49785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49785b, #497873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #49785B?: #49785B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49785B?: The RGB value is 73, 120, 91: 73 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49785B?: The complementary color is #784966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49785B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.