#49B962#49B962
#49B962 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.161 H 148.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49B962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 185, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 47%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.27, -50.55, 34.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.27, 61.37, 145.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.07% -0.1366 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.07% 0.161 148.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2997, 36.9941, 17.5183) |
| Luminance | 0.3700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 1.82
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.84
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 2.94
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 3.22
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 3.56
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49B962 #B949A0
analogous
#68B949 #49B962 #49B99A
triadic
#49B962 #6249B9 #B96249
tetradic
#49B962 #4968B9 #B949A0 #B99A49
square
#49B962 #4968B9 #B949A0 #B99A49
split-complementary
#49B962 #9A49B9 #B94968
monochromatic
#266233 #378E4A #49B962 #75CA88 #A1DBAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#49B962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#49B962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49B962
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49B962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49B962 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAA5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA068
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2BB5A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49b962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 185, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.161 148.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cf90',
500: '#49b962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49b962; $custom-light: #87cf90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49b962",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 185,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.393,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70072,
"c": 0.16088,
"h": 148.1
},
"luminance": 0.36996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49B962
secondary
#C896BD
accent
#54B7D4
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#F0F9F0
border
#CBD2CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D827D