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#49C19F Color

#49C19F is rgb(73, 193, 159) in RGB, hsl(163, 49%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 18%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49C19F
HEX#49C19F
RGBrgb(73, 193, 159)
HSLhsl(163, 49%, 52%)
HSVhsv(163, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 18%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.119 171)
LABlab(70.74% -41.21 6.76)
LCHlch(70.74% 41.76 170.68)

What #49C19F 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 #49C19F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.02Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.78Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 8.33Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.27Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.36Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.19

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

#49C19F Channel Values

How #49C19F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 49% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49C19F 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 text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49C19F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49C19F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49C19F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49C19F
Complementary
#C1496B
Analogous
#49C163
Analogous
#49A7C1
Triadic
#9F49C1
Triadic
#C19F49
Split comp.
#C149A7
Split comp.
#C16349

Tints & Shades of #49C19F

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

#63CAAD
#7AD1B9
#95DBC7
#ABE2D3
#C6EBE1
#DDF3ED

Shades

#3BAB8B
#319075
#287660
#215F4D
#174438
#0E2A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49C19F.

How #49C19F 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#49C19F
Protanopia#B4B49F
Protanomaly#95B99F
Deuteranopia#A6A6A2
Deuteranomaly#8AB1A1
Tritanopia#55BDBD
Tritanomaly#50BFB2
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49C19F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49c19f: #49C19F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49C19F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49c19f': '#49C19F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.757, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_49c19f">#49C19F</color>
SVG fillfill="#49C19F"

More Green Colors

#49C19F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49C19F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49C19F?

#49C19F is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 193, 159) in RGB and hsl(163, 49%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #49C19F?

#49C19F is rgb(73, 193, 159) — red 73, green 193, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49C19F?

#49C19F converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 18%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49C19F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49C19F scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49C19F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49C19F 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 6.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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