What color is #49BF29?

#49BF29 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 #49BF29?

The RGB value is 73, 191, 41: 73 red, 191 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49BF29?

The complementary color is #9F29BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49BF29?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49BF29 color

#49BF29 rgb(73, 191, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #49BF29 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 74.9% green and 16.1% blue (73, 191, 41).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 65% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#49BF29 color codes

HEX	`#49BF29`
RGB	`rgb(73, 191, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 74.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 65%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 79%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 79%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, -58.84, 60.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 84.48, 134.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.778, 38.836, 8.446)`
Decimal	`4833065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49BF29, 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 #49BF29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49BF29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #49BF29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49bf29; }
.text { color: #49bf29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49bf29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 191 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49bf29, #29bf54); }

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Questions

What color is #49BF29?: #49BF29 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 #49BF29?: The RGB value is 73, 191, 41: 73 red, 191 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49BF29?: The complementary color is #9F29BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49BF29?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.