What color is #49E743?

#49E743 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49E743?

The RGB value is 73, 231, 67: 73 red, 231 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49E743?

The complementary color is #E143E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49E743?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49E743 color

#49E743 rgb(73, 231, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #49E743 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 90.6% green and 26.3% blue (73, 231, 67).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 77% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Alarming Slime (#2CE335), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#49E743 color codes

HEX	`#49E743`
RGB	`rgb(73, 231, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 90.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 77%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 71%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 71%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.28, -70.25, 64.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.28, 95.33, 137.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.335, 58.97, 14.987)`
Decimal	`4843331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49E743, 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 #49E743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49E743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #49E743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49e743; }
.text { color: #49e743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49e743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 231 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49e743, #43e78f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Green.

Questions

What color is #49E743?: #49E743 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Alarming Slime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49E743?: The RGB value is 73, 231, 67: 73 red, 231 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49E743?: The complementary color is #E143E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49E743?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.