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#49C19D Color

#49C19D is rgb(73, 193, 157) in RGB, hsl(162, 49%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 19%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49C19D
HEX#49C19D
RGBrgb(73, 193, 157)
HSLhsl(162, 49%, 52%)
HSVhsv(162, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 19%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.12 169.8)
LABlab(70.70% -41.57 7.78)
LCHlch(70.70% 42.29 169.39)

What #49C19D 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 #49C19D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.94Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.17Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 8.12Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.58Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.85Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.16

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

#49C19D Channel Values

How #49C19D 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 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 49% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49C19D 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49C19D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49C19D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49C19D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49C19D
Complementary
#C1496D
Analogous
#49C161
Analogous
#49A9C1
Triadic
#9D49C1
Triadic
#C19D49
Split comp.
#C149A9
Split comp.
#C16149

Tints & Shades of #49C19D

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

#63CAAB
#7AD1B7
#95DBC6
#ABE2D2
#C6EBE0
#DDF3ED

Shades

#3BAB89
#319074
#28765F
#215F4C
#174437
#0E2A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49C19D.

How #49C19D 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#49C19D
Protanopia#B4B49D
Protanomaly#95B99D
Deuteranopia#A6A6A0
Deuteranomaly#8AB19F
Tritanopia#55BDBD
Tritanomaly#51BFB1
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49C19D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49c19d: #49C19D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49C19D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49c19d': '#49C19D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.757, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_49c19d">#49C19D</color>
SVG fillfill="#49C19D"

More Green Colors

#49C19D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49C19D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49C19D?

#49C19D is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 193, 157) in RGB and hsl(162, 49%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #49C19D?

#49C19D is rgb(73, 193, 157) — red 73, green 193, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49C19D?

#49C19D converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 19%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49C19D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49C19D scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49C19D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49C19D 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 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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