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#49CA9F Color

#49CA9F is rgb(73, 202, 159) in RGB, hsl(160, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49CA9F
HEX#49CA9F
RGBrgb(73, 202, 159)
HSLhsl(160, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(160, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.13 167.2)
LABlab(73.50% -44.67 10.64)
LCHlch(73.50% 45.92 166.61)

What #49CA9F 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 #49CA9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.8Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.91Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.74Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.07Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.34Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.12

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

#49CA9F Channel Values

How #49CA9F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49CA9F 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49CA9F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49CA9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49CA9F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49CA9F
Complementary
#CA4974
Analogous
#49CA5F
Analogous
#49B5CA
Triadic
#9F49CA
Triadic
#CA9F49
Split comp.
#CA49B5
Split comp.
#CA5F49

Tints & Shades of #49CA9F

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

#61D1AC
#7DD9BA
#94E0C7
#ACE7D3
#C4EEE0
#DFF6EE

Shades

#36BA8E
#2E9E79
#268264
#1D634B
#154736
#0D2B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49CA9F.

How #49CA9F 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#49CA9F
Protanopia#BCBC9F
Protanomaly#9BC29F
Deuteranopia#ADADA2
Deuteranomaly#90B9A1
Tritanopia#58C5C5
Tritanomaly#52C7B7
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49CA9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49ca9f: #49CA9F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49CA9F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49ca9f': '#49CA9F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.792, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_49ca9f">#49CA9F</color>
SVG fillfill="#49CA9F"

More Green Colors

#49CA9F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#49CA9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49CA9F?

#49CA9F is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 202, 159) in RGB and hsl(160, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #49CA9F?

#49CA9F is rgb(73, 202, 159) — red 73, green 202, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49CA9F?

#49CA9F converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49CA9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49CA9F scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49CA9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49CA9F 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 7.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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