What color is #49AC58?

#49AC58 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49AC58?

The RGB value is 73, 172, 88: 73 red, 172 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49AC58?

The complementary color is #AC499D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49AC58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49AC58 color

#49AC58 rgb(73, 172, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #49AC58 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 67.5% green and 34.5% blue (73, 172, 88).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 40% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#49AC58 color codes

HEX	`#49AC58`
RGB	`rgb(73, 172, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 67.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 40%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 49%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, -46.97, 34.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 58.31, 143.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.26, 31.624, 14.32)`
Decimal	`4828248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49AC58, 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 #49AC58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49AC58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #49AC58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49ac58; }
.text { color: #49ac58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49ac58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 172 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49ac58, #49ac8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #49AC58?: #49AC58 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49AC58?: The RGB value is 73, 172, 88: 73 red, 172 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49AC58?: The complementary color is #AC499D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49AC58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.