What color is #498949?

#498949 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #498949?

The RGB value is 73, 137, 73: 73 red, 137 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #498949?

The complementary color is #894989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #498949?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#498949 color

#498949 rgb(73, 137, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #498949 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 53.7% green and 28.6% blue (73, 137, 73).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#498949 color codes

HEX	`#498949`
RGB	`rgb(73, 137, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 53.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 47%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 47%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, -34.44, 28.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 44.4, 140.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.895, 19.788, 9.442)`
Decimal	`4819273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #498949, 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 #498949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#498949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #498949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #498949; }
.text { color: #498949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #498949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 137 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #498949, #498969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #498949?: #498949 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #498949?: The RGB value is 73, 137, 73: 73 red, 137 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #498949?: The complementary color is #894989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #498949?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.