What color is #49A60C?

#49A60C is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Botanical Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49A60C?

The RGB value is 73, 166, 12: 73 red, 166 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49A60C?

The complementary color is #690CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49A60C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49A60C color

#49A60C rgb(73, 166, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #49A60C is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 65.1% green and 4.7% blue (73, 166, 12).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 87% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 93% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Garden (#44AA11), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#49A60C color codes

HEX	`#49A60C`
RGB	`rgb(73, 166, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 65.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 87%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 93%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 93%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -51.22, 60.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 79.06, 130.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.45, 28.714, 5.023)`
Decimal	`4826636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49A60C, 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 #49A60C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#49A60C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #49A60C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49a60c; }
.text { color: #49a60c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49a60c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 166 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49a60c, #0ca61c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #49A60C?: #49A60C is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Botanical Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49A60C?: The RGB value is 73, 166, 12: 73 red, 166 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49A60C?: The complementary color is #690CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49A60C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.