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#499447 Color

#499447 is rgb(73, 148, 71) in RGB, hsl(118, 35%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#499447
HEX#499447
RGBrgb(73, 148, 71)
HSLhsl(118, 35%, 43%)
HSVhsv(118, 52%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.134 143.2)
LABlab(55.17% -36.59 32.91)
LCHlch(55.17% 49.22 138.03)

What #499447 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 #499447, 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.

#499447 Channel Values

How #499447 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 148 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 35% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 52% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #499447 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #499447

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #499447; 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 #499447

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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Shades

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How #499447 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#499447
Protanopia#8B8B48
Protanomaly#768F47
Deuteranopia#81814A
Deuteranomaly#6F8949
Tritanopia#578D8D
Tritanomaly#529077
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #499447 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-499447: #499447;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #499447;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-499447': '#499447' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.580, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_499447">#499447</color>
SVG fillfill="#499447"

More Green Colors

#499447 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#499447 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #499447?

#499447 is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 148, 71) in RGB and hsl(118, 35%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.63.

What is the RGB value of #499447?

#499447 is rgb(73, 148, 71) — red 73, green 148, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #499447?

#499447 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #499447 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #499447 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #499447 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #499447 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 13.89, which is visibly different.

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