What color is #49AF6A?

#49AF6A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49AF6A?

The RGB value is 73, 175, 106: 73 red, 175 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49AF6A?

The complementary color is #AF498E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49AF6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49AF6A color

#49AF6A rgb(73, 175, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #49AF6A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 68.6% green and 41.6% blue (73, 175, 106).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 41% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#49AF6A color codes

HEX	`#49AF6A`
RGB	`rgb(73, 175, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 68.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 41%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 58%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, -45.21, 26.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 52.52, 149.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.678, 33.115, 18.935)`
Decimal	`4829034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49AF6A, 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 #49AF6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49AF6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #49AF6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49af6a; }
.text { color: #49af6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49af6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 175 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49af6a, #49af9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49AF6A?: #49AF6A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49AF6A?: The RGB value is 73, 175, 106: 73 red, 175 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49AF6A?: The complementary color is #AF498E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49AF6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.