Close to Grass Green
#49A721
#49A721 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 65.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 102°, with 67% saturation and 39% 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 #49A721.
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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6.83:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #49A721 as they’d see it.
#49A721 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 #49A721
What color is #49A721?
#49A721 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Grass Green. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 65.5% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 102°, with 67% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #49A721 in RGB?
#49A721 is rgb(73, 167, 33): 73 red, 167 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #49A721 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(56, 0, 80, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #49A721?
PANTONE 361 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #49A721?
Its complement #C86DED gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.