What color is #49B66D?

#49B66D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49B66D?

The RGB value is 73, 182, 109: 73 red, 182 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49B66D?

The complementary color is #B64992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49B66D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49B66D color

#49B66D rgb(73, 182, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #49B66D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 71.4% green and 42.7% blue (73, 182, 109).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 43% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Turtle Warrior (#35B76D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#49B66D color codes

HEX	`#49B66D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 182, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 71.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 43%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 60%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, -47.52, 28.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 55.21, 149.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.234, 35.974, 20.237)`
Decimal	`4830829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49B66D, 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 #49B66D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49B66D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #49B66D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49b66d; }
.text { color: #49b66d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49b66d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 182 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49b66d, #49b6a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49B66D?: #49B66D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Turtle Warrior. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49B66D?: The RGB value is 73, 182, 109: 73 red, 182 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49B66D?: The complementary color is #B64992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49B66D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.