What color is #49A894?

#49A894 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49A894?

The RGB value is 73, 168, 148: 73 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49A894?

The complementary color is #A8495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49A894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49A894 color

#49A894 rgb(73, 168, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #49A894 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 65.9% green and 58% blue (73, 168, 148).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#49A894 color codes

HEX	`#49A894`
RGB	`rgb(73, 168, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 65.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 39%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 57%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, -32.98, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 33.04, 176.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.093, 31.558, 32.938)`
Decimal	`4827284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49A894, 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 #49A894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49A894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #49A894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49a894; }
.text { color: #49a894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49a894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 168 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49a894, #498da8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #49A894?: #49A894 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49A894?: The RGB value is 73, 168, 148: 73 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49A894?: The complementary color is #A8495D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49A894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.