What color is #49A782?

#49A782 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49A782?

The RGB value is 73, 167, 130: 73 red, 167 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49A782?

The complementary color is #A7496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49A782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49A782 color

#49A782 rgb(73, 167, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #49A782 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 65.5% green and 51% blue (73, 167, 130).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#49A782 color codes

HEX	`#49A782`
RGB	`rgb(73, 167, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 65.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 39%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 56%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -36.86, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 38.43, 163.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.594, 30.664, 25.948)`
Decimal	`4827010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49A782, 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 #49A782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49A782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #49A782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49a782; }
.text { color: #49a782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49a782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 167 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49a782, #499da7); }

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Questions

What color is #49A782?: #49A782 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49A782?: The RGB value is 73, 167, 130: 73 red, 167 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49A782?: The complementary color is #A7496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49A782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.