What color is #49AF84?

#49AF84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49AF84?

The RGB value is 73, 175, 132: 73 red, 175 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49AF84?

The complementary color is #AF4974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49AF84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49AF84 color

#49AF84 rgb(73, 175, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #49AF84 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 68.6% green and 51.8% blue (73, 175, 132).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 41% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#49AF84 color codes

HEX	`#49AF84`
RGB	`rgb(73, 175, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 68.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 41%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 58%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, -39.98, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 42.14, 161.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.24, 33.74, 27.166)`
Decimal	`4829060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49AF84, 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 #49AF84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49AF84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #49AF84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49af84; }
.text { color: #49af84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49af84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 175 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49af84, #49a7af); }

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Questions

What color is #49AF84?: #49AF84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49AF84?: The RGB value is 73, 175, 132: 73 red, 175 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49AF84?: The complementary color is #AF4974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49AF84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.