What color is #49827A?

#49827A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49827A?

The RGB value is 73, 130, 122: 73 red, 130 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49827A?

The complementary color is #824951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49827A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49827A color

#49827A rgb(73, 130, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49827A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 51% green and 47.8% blue (73, 130, 122).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#49827A color codes

HEX	`#49827A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 130, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 51%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, -20.79, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 20.85, 184.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.242, 18.786, 21.284)`
Decimal	`4817530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49827A, 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 #49827A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49827A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	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 #49827A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49827a; }
.text { color: #49827a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49827a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 130 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49827a, #496e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #49827A?: #49827A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49827A?: The RGB value is 73, 130, 122: 73 red, 130 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49827A?: The complementary color is #824951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49827A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.