Recognised as Colour
#49A291
- #49A291
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#49A291 is a cyan with RGB values 73, 162, 145 and HSL 169°, 38%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#49A291#49A291
HEX#49A291
RGBrgb(73, 162, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.6353, 0.5686
RGB percentages28.6%, 63.5%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(168.5, 37.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 54.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK54.9%, 0%, 10.5%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,825,745
CSS custom property--colour: #49A291;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#B65D6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2495A
Analogous#49A265, #4987A2
Triadic#9149A2, #A29149
Split complementary#A24987, #A26549
Tetradic#6449A2, #A2495A, #86A249
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G162
B145
Red73 (28.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue168.54°
Saturation (HSL)37.87%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G A2 · B 91
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