What color is #49875D?

#49875D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49875D?

The RGB value is 73, 135, 93: 73 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49875D?

The complementary color is #874973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49875D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49875D color

#49875D rgb(73, 135, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #49875D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 52.9% green and 36.5% blue (73, 135, 93).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#49875D color codes

HEX	`#49875D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 135, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 52.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.31, -29.97, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.31, 34.22, 151.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.387, 19.534, 13.419)`
Decimal	`4818781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49875D, 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 #49875D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49875D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #49875D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49875d; }
.text { color: #49875d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49875d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 135 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49875d, #49877c); }

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Questions

What color is #49875D?: #49875D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49875D?: The RGB value is 73, 135, 93: 73 red, 135 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49875D?: The complementary color is #874973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49875D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.