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#49A260 Color

#49A260 is rgb(73, 162, 96) in RGB, hsl(136, 38%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 41%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49A260
HEX#49A260
RGBrgb(73, 162, 96)
HSLhsl(136, 38%, 46%)
HSVhsv(136, 55%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 41%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.13 149.8)
LABlab(59.97% -39.12 25.95)
LCHlch(59.97% 46.94 146.45)

What #49A260 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 #49A260, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.91Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 9.97Spanish Green#009150ΔE 10.19Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 10.68May Green#4C9141ΔE 11.33Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.45

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

#49A260 Channel Values

How #49A260 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 162 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 38% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 55% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49A260 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49A260 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49A260

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49A260; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49A260
Complementary
#A2498A
Analogous
#5EA249
Analogous
#49A28D
Triadic
#6049A2
Triadic
#A26049
Split comp.
#8D49A2
Split comp.
#A2495E

Tints & Shades of #49A260

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

#5AB572
#76C18A
#8ECC9F
#ABD9B7
#C3E4CC
#DFF1E4

Shades

#3F8D54
#367847
#2C633B
#234D2E
#193822
#102315

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49A260.

How #49A260 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#49A260
Protanopia#979761
Protanomaly#7F9C60
Deuteranopia#8C8C63
Deuteranomaly#779662
Tritanopia#589C9C
Tritanomaly#529E88
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49A260 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49a260: #49A260;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49A260;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49a260': '#49A260' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.635, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_49a260">#49A260</color>
SVG fillfill="#49A260"

More Green Colors

#49A260 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49A260 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49A260?

#49A260 is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 162, 96) in RGB and hsl(136, 38%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #49A260?

#49A260 is rgb(73, 162, 96) — red 73, green 162, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49A260?

#49A260 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 41%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49A260 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49A260 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49A260 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49A260 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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