Recognised as Colour
#49B250
- #49B250
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#49B250 is a green with RGB values 73, 178, 80 and HSL 124°, 42%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
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HEX#49B250
RGBrgb(73, 178, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.698, 0.3137
RGB percentages28.6%, 69.8%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(124, 41.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(124, 59%, 69.8%)
CMYK59%, 0%, 55.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,829,776
CSS custom property--colour: #49B250;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#B64DAF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B249AB
Analogous#77B249, #49B285
Triadic#5049B2, #B25049
Split complementary#8449B2, #B24977
Tetradic#4976B2, #B249AB, #B28449
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R73
G178
B80
Red73 (28.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue124°
Saturation (HSL)41.83%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 49 · G B2 · B 50
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