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#49CA83 Color

#49CA83 is rgb(73, 202, 131) in RGB, hsl(147, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 35%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49CA83
HEX#49CA83
RGBrgb(73, 202, 131)
HSLhsl(147, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(147, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 35%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.153 155.5)
LABlab(73.02% -49.11 24.69)
LCHlch(73.02% 54.97 153.31)

What #49CA83 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 #49CA83, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 5.01Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.47Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.51GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.55Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.46Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.88

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

#49CA83 Channel Values

How #49CA83 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 202 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49CA83 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49CA83 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49CA83

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49CA83; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49CA83
Complementary
#CA4990
Analogous
#50CA49
Analogous
#49CAC4
Triadic
#8349CA
Triadic
#CA8349
Split comp.
#C449CA
Split comp.
#CA4950

Tints & Shades of #49CA83

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

#61D193
#7DD9A6
#94E0B6
#ACE7C7
#C4EED7
#DFF6E9

Shades

#36BA71
#2E9E60
#268250
#1D633C
#15472B
#0D2B1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49CA83.

How #49CA83 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#49CA83
Protanopia#BCBC84
Protanomaly#9BC283
Deuteranopia#ADAD87
Deuteranomaly#90B985
Tritanopia#5EC3C3
Tritanomaly#57C6AD
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49CA83 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49ca83: #49CA83;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49CA83;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49ca83': '#49CA83' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.792, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_49ca83">#49CA83</color>
SVG fillfill="#49CA83"

More Green Colors

#49CA83 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49CA83 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49CA83?

#49CA83 is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 202, 131) in RGB and hsl(147, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #49CA83?

#49CA83 is rgb(73, 202, 131) — red 73, green 202, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49CA83?

#49CA83 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 35%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49CA83 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49CA83 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49CA83 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49CA83 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 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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