#49C157#49C157
#49C157 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.181 H 145.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C157 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 193, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(127, 49%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(127, 62%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.2%, 0%, 54.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.64, -55.16, 43.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.64, 70.03, 141.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.98% -0.1493 0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.98% 0.181 145.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5364, 40.2422, 15.5421) |
| Luminance | 0.4024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.69
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.32
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.69
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 4.74
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C157 #C149B3
analogous
#77C149 #49C157 #49C193
triadic
#49C157 #5749C1 #C15749
tetradic
#49C157 #4977C1 #C149B3 #C19349
square
#49C157 #4977C1 #C149B3 #C19349
split-complementary
#49C157 #9349C1 #C14977
monochromatic
#246B2D #349940 #49C157 #77D181 #A4E0AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#49C157 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#49C157 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C157
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C157 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C157 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B04D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A65F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CBCA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c157; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 193, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.181 145.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d589',
500: '#49c157',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c157; $custom-light: #88d589; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c157",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 193,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 127,
"s": 49.18,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71978,
"c": 0.18134,
"h": 145.4
},
"luminance": 0.40245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C157
secondary
#CD99C7
accent
#4FC9D9
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0D140C
muted
#7D837D