What color is #49836E?

#49836E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49836E?

The RGB value is 73, 131, 110: 73 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49836E?

The complementary color is #83495E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49836E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49836E color

#49836E rgb(73, 131, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #49836E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 51.4% green and 43.1% blue (73, 131, 110).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#49836E color codes

HEX	`#49836E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 131, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 51.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, -24.29, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 24.89, 167.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.677, 18.774, 17.652)`
Decimal	`4817774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49836E, 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 #49836E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49836E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #49836E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49836e; }
.text { color: #49836e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49836e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 131 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49836e, #497b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #49836E?: #49836E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49836E?: The RGB value is 73, 131, 110: 73 red, 131 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49836E?: The complementary color is #83495E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49836E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.