What color is #499B56?

#499B56 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #499B56?

The RGB value is 73, 155, 86: 73 red, 155 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #499B56?

The complementary color is #9B498E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #499B56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#499B56 color

#499B56 rgb(73, 155, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #499B56 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 60.8% green and 33.7% blue (73, 155, 86).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 36% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#499B56 color codes

HEX	`#499B56`
RGB	`rgb(73, 155, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 60.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 36%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 53%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 45%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, -40.27, 28.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 49.45, 144.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.148, 25.53, 12.879)`
Decimal	`4823894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #499B56, 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 #499B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#499B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #499B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #499b56; }
.text { color: #499b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #499b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 155 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #499b56, #499b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #499B56?: #499B56 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #499B56?: The RGB value is 73, 155, 86: 73 red, 155 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #499B56?: The complementary color is #9B498E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #499B56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.