What color is #49948D?

#49948D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49948D?

The RGB value is 73, 148, 141: 73 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49948D?

The complementary color is #944950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49948D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49948D color

#49948D rgb(73, 148, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49948D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 58% green and 55.3% blue (73, 148, 141).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 34% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#49948D color codes

HEX	`#49948D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 148, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 58%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 34%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 51%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, -25.05, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 25.29, 187.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.143, 24.518, 28.97)`
Decimal	`4822157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49948D, 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 #49948D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49948D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #49948D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49948d; }
.text { color: #49948d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49948d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 148 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49948d, #497694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #49948D?: #49948D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49948D?: The RGB value is 73, 148, 141: 73 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49948D?: The complementary color is #944950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49948D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.