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#49cd49

a balanced, vivid green · cool · closest name: forestgreen

RGB
73, 205, 73
HSL
120°, 57%, 55%
CMYK
64, 0, 64, 20
Luminance
0.4556

Every format

HEX#49cd49
RGBrgb(73, 205, 73)
HSLhsl(120, 57%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 0%, 64%, 20%)
LABlab(73.3 -61.1 53.6)
LCHlch(73.3 81.2 138.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.749 0.207 143.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #49cd49;
background-color: #49cd49;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#49cd49] bg-[#49cd49]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #49cd49;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.286, green: 0.804, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#49cd49")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#49cd49 on white: 2.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#49cd49 on black: 10.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.6%
Green80.4%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow64.4%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#49cd49 text on a black background

contrast 10.11:1

Card sample

#49cd49 text on a white background

contrast 2.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #49cd49;
Background color
Panel with #49cd49 background
background-color: #49cd49;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #49cd49;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(73, 205, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(73, 205, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #49cd49;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #49cd49, #49CDA1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #49cd49

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #49cd49 in the Color Lab