What color is #49987C?

#49987C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49987C?

The RGB value is 73, 152, 124: 73 red, 152 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49987C?

The complementary color is #984965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49987C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49987C color

#49987C rgb(73, 152, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #49987C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 59.6% green and 48.6% blue (73, 152, 124).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 35% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#49987C color codes

HEX	`#49987C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 152, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 59.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 35%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 52%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -31.29, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 32.15, 166.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.612, 25.327, 23.025)`
Decimal	`4823164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49987C, 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 #49987C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49987C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #49987C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49987c; }
.text { color: #49987c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49987c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 152 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49987c, #498c98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #49987C?: #49987C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49987C?: The RGB value is 73, 152, 124: 73 red, 152 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49987C?: The complementary color is #984965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49987C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.