Close to Malachite
#49DB59
#49DB59 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Malachite. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 85.9% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 127°, with 67% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #49DB59.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.82:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.56:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.82:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.56:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #49DB59 as they’d see it.
#49DB59 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #49DB59
What color is #49DB59?
#49DB59 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Malachite. In RGB it’s made of 28.6% red, 85.9% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 127°, with 67% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #49DB59 in RGB?
#49DB59 is rgb(73, 219, 89): 73 red, 219 green, and 89 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #49DB59 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(67, 0, 59, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #49DB59?
PANTONE 802 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #49DB59?
Its complement #FCA3ED gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.