What color is #49B47E?

#49B47E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49B47E?

The RGB value is 73, 180, 126: 73 red, 180 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49B47E?

The complementary color is #B4497F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49B47E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49B47E color

#49B47E rgb(73, 180, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #49B47E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 70.6% green and 49.4% blue (73, 180, 126).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 42% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#49B47E color codes

HEX	`#49B47E`
RGB	`rgb(73, 180, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 70.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 42%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 59%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 30%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, -43.42, 18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 47.23, 156.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.833, 35.563, 25.396)`
Decimal	`4830334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49B47E, 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 #49B47E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49B47E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #49B47E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49b47e; }
.text { color: #49b47e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49b47e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 180 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49b47e, #49b4b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49B47E?: #49B47E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49B47E?: The RGB value is 73, 180, 126: 73 red, 180 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49B47E?: The complementary color is #B4497F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49B47E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.