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#49795D Color

#49795D is rgb(73, 121, 93) in RGB, hsl(145, 25%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 23%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amazon (#3B7A57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49795D
HEX#49795D
RGBrgb(73, 121, 93)
HSLhsl(145, 25%, 38%)
HSVhsv(145, 40%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 23%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.069 157.4)
LABlab(46.78% -22.12 10.05)
LCHlch(46.78% 24.30 155.58)

What #49795D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #49795D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 6.34Viridian#40826DΔE 7.33Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 8.13Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.48Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 11.79Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 11.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#49795D Channel Values

How #49795D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 121 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 25% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 40% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.03:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49795D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49795D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49795D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49795D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49795D
Complementary
#794965
Analogous
#4D7949
Analogous
#497975
Triadic
#5D4979
Triadic
#795D49
Split comp.
#754979
Split comp.
#79494D

Tints & Shades of #49795D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5A9673
#70A987
#8CBA9F
#A6C9B5
#C2DBCD
#DCEAE2

Shades

#3F6951
#365944
#2C4938
#243D2E
#1B2D22
#111D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49795D.

How #49795D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#49795D
Protanopia#73735D
Protanomaly#64755D
Deuteranopia#6C6C5E
Deuteranomaly#60715E
Tritanopia#4E7676
Tritanomaly#4C776D
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49795D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-49795d: #49795D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49795D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49795d': '#49795D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.475, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_49795d">#49795D</color>
SVG fillfill="#49795D"

More Green Colors

#49795D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49795D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49795D?

#49795D is a dark green — rgb(73, 121, 93) in RGB and hsl(145, 25%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amazon (#3B7A57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #49795D?

#49795D is rgb(73, 121, 93) — red 73, green 121, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49795D?

#49795D converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 23%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49795D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #49795D scores 5.03:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49795D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49795D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 18.99, which is visibly different.

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