What color is #499D68?

#499D68 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #499D68?

The RGB value is 73, 157, 104: 73 red, 157 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #499D68?

The complementary color is #9D497E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #499D68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#499D68 color

#499D68 rgb(73, 157, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #499D68 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 61.6% green and 40.8% blue (73, 157, 104).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Bulma Hair (#359E6B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#499D68 color codes

HEX	`#499D68`
RGB	`rgb(73, 157, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 61.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, -37.9, 20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 42.94, 151.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.302, 26.528, 17.303)`
Decimal	`4824424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #499D68, 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 #499D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#499D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #499D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #499d68; }
.text { color: #499d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #499d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 157 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #499d68, #499d92); }

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Questions

What color is #499D68?: #499D68 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bulma Hair. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #499D68?: The RGB value is 73, 157, 104: 73 red, 157 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #499D68?: The complementary color is #9D497E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #499D68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.