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#49837D Color

#49837D is rgb(73, 131, 125) in RGB, hsl(174, 28%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 5%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49837D
HEX#49837D
RGBrgb(73, 131, 125)
HSLhsl(174, 28%, 40%)
HSVhsv(174, 44%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 5%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.062 187)
LABlab(50.68% -21.05 -3.02)
LCHlch(50.68% 21.26 188.16)

What #49837D 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 #49837D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#49837D Channel Values

How #49837D 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 131 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 28% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 44% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49837D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #49837D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49837D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #49837D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49837D.

How #49837D 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#49837D
Protanopia#7B7B7D
Protanomaly#6B7F7D
Deuteranopia#74747E
Deuteranomaly#657A7E
Tritanopia#4A8282
Tritanomaly#4A8380
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49837D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49837d: #49837D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49837D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49837d': '#49837D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.514, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_49837d">#49837D</color>
SVG fillfill="#49837D"

More Teal Colors

#49837D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#49837D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49837D?

#49837D is a mid-tone teal — rgb(73, 131, 125) in RGB and hsl(174, 28%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.26.

What is the RGB value of #49837D?

#49837D is rgb(73, 131, 125) — red 73, green 131, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49837D?

#49837D converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 5%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49837D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49837D scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49837D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49837D 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.33, which is visibly different.

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