What color is #49B52F?

#49B52F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49B52F?

The RGB value is 73, 181, 47: 73 red, 181 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49B52F?

The complementary color is #9B2FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49B52F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49B52F color

#49B52F rgb(73, 181, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #49B52F is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 71% green and 18.4% blue (73, 181, 47).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 59% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#49B52F color codes

HEX	`#49B52F`
RGB	`rgb(73, 181, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 71%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 59%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 74%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 74%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, -54.93, 55.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 78.13, 134.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.784, 34.668, 8.338)`
Decimal	`4830511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49B52F, 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 #49B52F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49B52F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #49B52F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49b52f; }
.text { color: #49b52f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49b52f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 181 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49b52f, #2fb558); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #49B52F?: #49B52F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49B52F?: The RGB value is 73, 181, 47: 73 red, 181 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49B52F?: The complementary color is #9B2FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49B52F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.