Close to Forest Green
#49A23B
#49A23B is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Forest Green. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 63.5% green, and 23.1% blue. Its hue is 112°, with 47% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #49A23B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #49A23B as they’d see it.
#49A23B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #49A23B
What color is #49A23B?
#49A23B is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Forest Green. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 63.5% green, and 23.1% blue. Its hue is 112°, with 47% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #49A23B in RGB?
#49A23B is rgb(73, 162, 59): 73 red, 162 green, and 59 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #49A23B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 0, 64, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #49A23B?
PANTONE 362 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #49A23B?
Its complement #C76CD4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.