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#49CA85 Color

#49CA85 is rgb(73, 202, 133) in RGB, hsl(148, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 34%, 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49CA85
HEX#49CA85
RGBrgb(73, 202, 133)
HSLhsl(148, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(148, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 34%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.151 156.2)
LABlab(73.05% -48.82 23.70)
LCHlch(73.05% 54.27 154.11)

What #49CA85 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 #49CA85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 5.97Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.34Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.64GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.68Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.27Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.65

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

#49CA85 Channel Values

How #49CA85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49CA85 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 text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49CA85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49CA85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49CA85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49CA85
Complementary
#CA498E
Analogous
#4DCA49
Analogous
#49CAC6
Triadic
#8549CA
Triadic
#CA8549
Split comp.
#C649CA
Split comp.
#CA494D

Tints & Shades of #49CA85

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

#61D195
#7DD9A8
#94E0B8
#ACE7C7
#C4EED7
#DFF6EA

Shades

#36BA73
#2E9E62
#268251
#1D633D
#15472C
#0D2B1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49CA85.

How #49CA85 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#49CA85
Protanopia#BCBC86
Protanomaly#9BC285
Deuteranopia#ADAD89
Deuteranomaly#90B987
Tritanopia#5EC3C3
Tritanomaly#56C6AE
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49CA85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49ca85: #49CA85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49CA85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49ca85': '#49CA85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.792, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_49ca85">#49CA85</color>
SVG fillfill="#49CA85"

More Green Colors

#49CA85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49CA85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49CA85?

#49CA85 is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 202, 133) in RGB and hsl(148, 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #49CA85?

#49CA85 is rgb(73, 202, 133) — red 73, green 202, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49CA85?

#49CA85 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 34%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49CA85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49CA85 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49CA85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49CA85 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 8.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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