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#49886E Color

#49886E is rgb(73, 136, 110) in RGB, hsl(155, 30%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 19%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49886E
HEX#49886E
RGBrgb(73, 136, 110)
HSLhsl(155, 30%, 41%)
HSVhsv(155, 46%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 19%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.077 165.1)
LABlab(51.92% -26.17 7.41)
LCHlch(51.92% 27.20 164.20)

What #49886E 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 #49886E, 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 green in the library.

#49886E Channel Values

How #49886E 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 136 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 30% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 46% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49886E 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 text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #49886E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49886E; 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 #49886E

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 #49886E.

How #49886E 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#49886E
Protanopia#80806E
Protanomaly#6E836E
Deuteranopia#787870
Deuteranomaly#687F6F
Tritanopia#4F8585
Tritanomaly#4D867C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49886E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49886e: #49886E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49886E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49886e': '#49886E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.533, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_49886e">#49886E</color>
SVG fillfill="#49886E"

More Green Colors

#49886E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#49886E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49886E?

#49886E is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 136, 110) in RGB and hsl(155, 30%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.65.

What is the RGB value of #49886E?

#49886E is rgb(73, 136, 110) — red 73, green 136, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49886E?

#49886E converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 19%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49886E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49886E scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49886E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49886E 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 16.88, which is visibly different.

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