Palettes / Colors / #49DA8A
#49DA8A — Green
#49DA8A is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #49DA8A 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.
#49DA8A is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DA4999; it also sits naturally between #50DA49 and #49DAD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #49DA8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 73, 218, 138 |
| HSL | 147°, 66%, 57% |
| HSV | 147°, 67%, 85% |
| CMYK | 67%, 0%, 37%, 15% |
| XYZ | 32.41, 53.39, 32.64 |
| Yxy | 53.39, 0.2736, 0.4508 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.11, -56.33, 28.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.07, -45.52, 21.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 29% · Green 85% · Blue 54%
Cyan 67% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #49DA8A
.text { color: #49DA8A; }
.background { background-color: #49DA8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #49DA8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 218, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 66%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #49DA8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 218, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #49DA8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 218, 138, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#49DA8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#49DA8A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #49DA8A
Tints of #49DA8A
Tones of #49DA8A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DA4999:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #49DA8A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #49DA8A
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #49DA8A: ·
How #49DA8A 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 #49DA8A rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #49DA8A?
#49DA8A is Green, a green color (RGB 73, 218, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #49DA8A?
#49DA8A is RGB 73, 218, 138 — HSL 147°, 66%, 57% — CMYK 67%, 0%, 37%, 15%.
What colors go with #49DA8A?
Its complement is #DA4999; analogous partners are #50DA49 and #49DAD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #49DA8A for text?
Black text on #49DA8A has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.