What color is #499162?

#499162 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #499162?

The RGB value is 73, 145, 98: 73 red, 145 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #499162?

The complementary color is #914978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #499162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#499162 color

#499162 rgb(73, 145, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #499162 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 56.9% green and 38.4% blue (73, 145, 98).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#499162 color codes

HEX	`#499162`
RGB	`rgb(73, 145, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 56.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 32%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.6, -33.67, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.6, 38.26, 151.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.077, 22.548, 15.111)`
Decimal	`4821346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #499162, 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 #499162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#499162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #499162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #499162; }
.text { color: #499162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #499162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 145 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #499162, #499186); }

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Questions

What color is #499162?: #499162 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #499162?: The RGB value is 73, 145, 98: 73 red, 145 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #499162?: The complementary color is #914978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #499162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.