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#49D08A Color

#49D08A is rgb(73, 208, 138) in RGB, hsl(149, 59%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 34%, 18%) 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 6.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#49D08A
HEX#49D08A
RGBrgb(73, 208, 138)
HSLhsl(149, 59%, 55%)
HSVhsv(149, 65%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 34%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.155 156.7)
LABlab(74.98% -50.23 23.67)
LCHlch(74.98% 55.53 154.76)

What #49D08A 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 #49D08A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.71Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.63Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.65Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.3Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.99Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.56

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

#49D08A Channel Values

How #49D08A 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 208 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 59% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 65% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #49D08A 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #49D08A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #49D08A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #49D08A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#49D08A
Complementary
#D0498F
Analogous
#4BD049
Analogous
#49D0CE
Triadic
#8A49D0
Triadic
#D08A49
Split comp.
#CE49D0
Split comp.
#D0494B

Tints & Shades of #49D08A

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

#61D69A
#79DCA9
#92E3B9
#AEEACB
#C6F0DB
#DFF7EA

Shades

#32C378
#2AA264
#238652
#1B6941
#144D2F
#0C2D1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #49D08A.

How #49D08A 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#49D08A
Protanopia#C1C18B
Protanomaly#9FC78A
Deuteranopia#B2B28E
Deuteranomaly#93BF8C
Tritanopia#5FC9C9
Tritanomaly#57CCB3
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #49D08A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-49d08a: #49D08A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #49D08A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-49d08a': '#49D08A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.816, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_49d08a">#49D08A</color>
SVG fillfill="#49D08A"

More Green Colors

#49D08A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#49D08A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #49D08A?

#49D08A is a mid-tone green — rgb(73, 208, 138) in RGB and hsl(149, 59%, 55%) 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 6.71.

What is the RGB value of #49D08A?

#49D08A is rgb(73, 208, 138) — red 73, green 208, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #49D08A?

#49D08A converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 34%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #49D08A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #49D08A scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #49D08A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #49D08A 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 10.65, which is visibly different.

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