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#49C187 Color

#49C187 is rgb(73, 193, 135) in RGB, hsl(151, 49%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 30%, 24%) 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 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49C187
HEX#49C187
RGBrgb(73, 193, 135)
HSLhsl(151, 49%, 52%)
HSVhsv(151, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 30%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.137 158.9)
LABlab(70.30% -45.25 18.97)
LCHlch(70.30% 49.06 157.26)

What #49C187 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 #49C187, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.99Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.43Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 8.46Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.47Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 10.54Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.6

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

#49C187 Channel Values

How #49C187 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 193 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 49% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49C187 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49C187 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49C187

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49C187; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49C187
Complementary
#C14983
Analogous
#49C14B
Analogous
#49BFC1
Triadic
#8749C1
Triadic
#C18749
Split comp.
#C149BF
Split comp.
#C14B49

Tints & Shades of #49C187

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

#63CA98
#7AD1A7
#95DBB9
#ABE2C8
#C6EBD9
#DDF3E8

Shades

#3BAB75
#319062
#287650
#215F41
#17442F
#0E2A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49C187.

How #49C187 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#49C187
Protanopia#B4B488
Protanomaly#95B987
Deuteranopia#A6A68A
Deuteranomaly#8AB189
Tritanopia#5BBBBB
Tritanomaly#54BDA9
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49C187 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49c187: #49C187;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49C187;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49c187': '#49C187' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.757, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_49c187">#49C187</color>
SVG fillfill="#49C187"

More Green Colors

#49C187 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49C187 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49C187?

#49C187 is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 193, 135) in RGB and hsl(151, 49%, 52%) 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 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #49C187?

#49C187 is rgb(73, 193, 135) — red 73, green 193, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49C187?

#49C187 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 30%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49C187 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49C187 scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49C187 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49C187 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 6.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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