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#49C195 Color

#49C195 is rgb(73, 193, 149) in RGB, hsl(158, 49%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 23%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49C195
HEX#49C195
RGBrgb(73, 193, 149)
HSLhsl(158, 49%, 52%)
HSVhsv(158, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 23%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.126 165.4)
LABlab(70.55% -42.97 11.86)
LCHlch(70.55% 44.57 164.57)

What #49C195 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 #49C195, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 3.97Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.27Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 8.7Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 9.08Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 9.97Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.8

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

#49C195 Channel Values

How #49C195 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 49% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49C195 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49C195 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49C195

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49C195; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49C195
Complementary
#C14975
Analogous
#49C159
Analogous
#49B1C1
Triadic
#9549C1
Triadic
#C19549
Split comp.
#C149B1
Split comp.
#C15949

Tints & Shades of #49C195

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

#63CAA4
#7AD1B1
#95DBC1
#ABE2CE
#C6EBDE
#DDF3EB

Shades

#3BAB82
#31906E
#287659
#215F48
#174434
#0E2A20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49C195.

How #49C195 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#49C195
Protanopia#B4B495
Protanomaly#95B995
Deuteranopia#A6A698
Deuteranomaly#8AB197
Tritanopia#57BCBC
Tritanomaly#52BEAE
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49C195 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49c195: #49C195;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49C195;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49c195': '#49C195' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.757, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_49c195">#49C195</color>
SVG fillfill="#49C195"

More Green Colors

#49C195 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49C195 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49C195?

#49C195 is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 193, 149) in RGB and hsl(158, 49%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.97.

What is the RGB value of #49C195?

#49C195 is rgb(73, 193, 149) — red 73, green 193, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49C195?

#49C195 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 23%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49C195 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49C195 scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49C195 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49C195 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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