Palettes / Colors / #49CA8A

#49CA8A — Green

#49CA8A is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #49CA8A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#49CA8A is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CA498A; it also sits naturally between #49CA49 and #49CACA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 79% · Blue 54%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #49CA8A

.text { color: #49CA8A; }
.background { background-color: #49CA8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49CA8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 202, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 55%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49CA8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 202, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49CA8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 202, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#49CA8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#49CA8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA498A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #49CA8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #49CA8A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #49CA8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #49CA8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #49CA89  ·  #49CA8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #49CA8A?

#49CA8A is Green, a green color (RGB 73, 202, 138). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #49CA8A?

#49CA8A is RGB 73, 202, 138 — HSL 150°, 55%, 54% — CMYK 64%, 0%, 32%, 21%.

What colors go with #49CA8A?

Its complement is #CA498A; analogous partners are #49CA49 and #49CACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #49CA8A for text?

Black text on #49CA8A has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.