#49C550

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #49C550

The hex code #49C550 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 197 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 63% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 123.4° hue, 51.7% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49C550
RGB73, 197, 80
HSL123.4°, 51.7%, 52.9%
CMYK63%, 0%, 59%, 23%
HSV123.4°, 62.9%, 77.3%
LAB70.8, -57.5, 47.8
XYZ24.2, 41.9, 14.4
Decimal4834640

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.39:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49C550; }
.text-color { color: #49C550; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #49C550; }

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