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#49CA6B

#49ca6b ≈ Emerald

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#49ca6b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 79.22% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.03% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 135.81°, with 54.89% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Emerald (#50c878), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4472

Complementary

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #ca49a8

Split complementary

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #ab49ca
  3. #ca4968

Analogous

  1. #68ca49
  2. #49ca6b
  3. #49caab

Triadic

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #6b49ca
  3. #ca6b49

Tetradic

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #49a8ca
  3. #ca49a8
  4. #ca6b49

Square

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #4968ca
  3. #ca49a8
  4. #caab49

Monochromatic

  1. #1c5e2d
  2. #2d9a49
  3. #49ca6b
  4. #84db9b
  5. #bfedcb

Shades

#49ca6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #42b660
  3. #3aa256
  4. #338d4b
  5. #2c7940
  6. #256536
  7. #1d512b
  8. #163d20
  9. #0f2815
  10. #07140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#49ca6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #5bcf7a
  3. #6dd589
  4. #80da97
  5. #92dfa6
  6. #a4e5b5
  7. #b6eac4
  8. #c8efd3
  9. #dbf4e1
  10. #edfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#49ca6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #49ca6b
  2. #4fc36d
  3. #54bb6f
  4. #5ab471
  5. #5fac73
  6. #65a576
  7. #6a9e78
  8. #70967a
  9. #758f7c
  10. #7b877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bc9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb963 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbae72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1dc6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c067 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bba6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34c89c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-49ca6b {
  color: #49ca6b;
}
Background
.bg-49ca6b {
  background-color: #49ca6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-49ca6b {
  border: 2px solid #49ca6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #49ca6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 202 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-49ca6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49ca6b, #49caab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-49ca6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 202 107 / 0.35);
}

#50c878 Emerald ΔE 2.44 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.97 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.96 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.02 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.96 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.52 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.94 #b63594 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Emerald
#49ca6b  rgb(73, 202, 107)  hsl(136, 55%, 54%)  Emerald
#ca49a8  rgb(202, 73, 168)  hsl(316, 55%, 54%)  Mulberry
#6b49ca  rgb(107, 73, 202)  hsl(256, 55%, 54%)  Iris
#ca6b49  rgb(202, 107, 73)  hsl(16, 55%, 54%)  Burnt Sienna