What color is #499151?

#499151 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #499151?

The RGB value is 73, 145, 81: 73 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #499151?

The complementary color is #914989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #499151?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#499151 color

#499151 rgb(73, 145, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #499151 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 56.9% green and 31.8% blue (73, 145, 81).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#499151 color codes

HEX	`#499151`
RGB	`rgb(73, 145, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 56.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 44%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.3, -36.74, 27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.3, 45.69, 143.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.357, 22.26, 11.323)`
Decimal	`4821329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #499151, 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 #499151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#499151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #499151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #499151; }
.text { color: #499151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #499151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 145 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #499151, #499175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #499151?: #499151 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #499151?: The RGB value is 73, 145, 81: 73 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #499151?: The complementary color is #914989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #499151?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.