What color is #49F256?

#49F256 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Radiant Hulk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49F256?

The RGB value is 73, 242, 86: 73 red, 242 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49F256?

The complementary color is #F249E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49F256?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49F256 color

#49F256 rgb(73, 242, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #49F256 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 94.9% green and 33.7% blue (73, 242, 86).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 87% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Hulk (#10F144), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#49F256 color codes

HEX	`#49F256`
RGB	`rgb(73, 242, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 94.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 87%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 64%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.79, -72.07, 60.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.79, 94.37, 139.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.177, 65.589, 19.556)`
Decimal	`4846166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49F256, 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 #49F256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49F256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #49F256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49f256; }
.text { color: #49f256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49f256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 242 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49f256, #49f2ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Green.

Questions

What color is #49F256?: #49F256 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Radiant Hulk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49F256?: The RGB value is 73, 242, 86: 73 red, 242 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49F256?: The complementary color is #F249E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49F256?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.