What color is #499F71?

#499F71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #499F71?

The RGB value is 73, 159, 113: 73 red, 159 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #499F71?

The complementary color is #9F4977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #499F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#499F71 color

#499F71 rgb(73, 159, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #499F71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 62.4% green and 44.3% blue (73, 159, 113).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#499F71 color codes

HEX	`#499F71`
RGB	`rgb(73, 159, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 62.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 54%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -36.97, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 40.41, 156.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.125, 27.403, 19.954)`
Decimal	`4824945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #499F71, 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 #499F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#499F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #499F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #499f71; }
.text { color: #499f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #499f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 159 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #499f71, #499f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #499F71?: #499F71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #499F71?: The RGB value is 73, 159, 113: 73 red, 159 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #499F71?: The complementary color is #9F4977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #499F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.