What color is #49F2AA?

#49F2AA is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hyperpop Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #49F2AA?

The RGB value is 73, 242, 170: 73 red, 242 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #49F2AA?

The complementary color is #F24991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #49F2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#49F2AA color

#49F2AA rgb(73, 242, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #49F2AA is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 94.9% green and 66.7% blue (73, 242, 170).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 87% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Hyperpop Green (#17F9A6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#49F2AA color codes

HEX	`#49F2AA`
RGB	`rgb(73, 242, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 94.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 87%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 30%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -59.21, 22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 63.35, 159.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.751, 67.818, 48.912)`
Decimal	`4846250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #49F2AA, 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 #49F2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#49F2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #49F2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #49f2aa; }
.text { color: #49f2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #49f2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 242 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #49f2aa, #49e5f2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #49F2AA?: #49F2AA is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hyperpop Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #49F2AA?: The RGB value is 73, 242, 170: 73 red, 242 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #49F2AA?: The complementary color is #F24991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #49F2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.