#49C879#49C879
#49C879 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.160 H 152.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C879 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 200, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 64%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 0%, 39.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.30, -52.51, 29.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.30, 60.22, 150.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% -0.142 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.16 152.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8509, 44.1027, 25.1831) |
| Luminance | 0.4410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 0.63
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.09
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.50
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.01
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.05
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C879 #C84998
analogous
#58C849 #49C879 #49C8B8
triadic
#49C879 #7949C8 #C87949
tetradic
#49C879 #4958C8 #C84998 #C8B849
square
#49C879 #4958C8 #C84998 #C8B849
split-complementary
#49C879 #B849C8 #C84958
monochromatic
#237441 #31A35C #49C879 #78D69C #A7E4BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#49C879 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#49C879 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C879
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C879 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C879 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B874
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AD7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10C5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c879; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 200, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.160 152.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89daa0',
500: '#49c879',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c879; $custom-light: #89daa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c879",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 200,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.677,
"s": 53.586,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7432,
"c": 0.15979,
"h": 152.7
},
"luminance": 0.44105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C879
secondary
#D29BBD
accent
#4BA6DD
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150F
muted
#7E837E