Skip to the color picker

#49b474 color: Midori Green

#49b474 is rgb(73, 180, 116) in RGB and oklch(69.117% 0.13687 154.211) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

144°
100%

69.1%
0.137
154°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #49b474

#49b474 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 69.1% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Midori Green (#3eb370). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #49b474 mixed with white

  1. 49b474
  2. 60bc82
  3. 74c38f
  4. 86cb9d
  5. 98d3ab
  6. aadab8
  7. bbe2c6
  8. cce9d4
  9. ddf0e2
  10. eef8f1

Darker: #49b474 mixed with black

  1. 49b474
  2. 3e9c64
  3. 348554
  4. 2a6e45
  5. 205837
  6. 174429
  7. 0e301b
  8. 061d0f
  9. 020c05
  10. 000201

Calmer: #49b474 with less saturation

  1. 49b474
  2. 55b278
  3. 60b07d
  4. 6aad81
  5. 72ab85
  6. 7aa989
  7. 82a68d
  8. 89a490
  9. 8fa194
  10. 959e98

Questions about #49b474

What color is #49b474?

#49b474 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Midori Green. In RGB it is rgb(73, 180, 116), in HSL hsl(144.11, 42.29%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.117% 0.13687 154.211).

What colors go well with #49b474?

The complementary color of #49b474 is #ce79be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8aaa41 and #00b6a6. The triadic partners are #8294f0 and #e37961.

Is white or black text more readable on #49b474?

Black text reads better on #49b474: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #49b474 a warm or cool color?

#49b474 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 69.1% and its chroma 0.137.