What color is #49857A?

#49857A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49857A?

The RGB value is 73, 133, 122: 73 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49857A?

The complementary color is #854954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49857A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49857A color

#49857A rgb(73, 133, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49857A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 52.2% green and 47.8% blue (73, 133, 122).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 29% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#49857A color codes

HEX	`#49857A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 133, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 52.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 29%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 45%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, -22.35, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 22.36, 180.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.647, 19.596, 21.419)`
Decimal	`4818298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49857A, 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 #49857A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49857A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #49857A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49857a; }
.text { color: #49857a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49857a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 133 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49857a, #497285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #49857A?: #49857A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49857A?: The RGB value is 73, 133, 122: 73 red, 133 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49857A?: The complementary color is #854954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49857A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.