HEX atlas value

#49B536

#49B536 is a cool green HEX color close to Kelly Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 181, 54, HSL 111, 54%, 46%, has luminance 0.3473, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#49B536 Sample readable text

HEX #49B536

RGB rgb(73, 181, 54)

HSL hsl(111 54% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(60, 0, 70, 29)

Luminance 0.3473

Contrast Black 7.95:1White 2.64:1

CSS

--color-49b536: #49B536;
.background-49b536 { background-color: #49B536; }
.text-49b536 { color: #49B536; }

Luminance0.3473

Black text7.95:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#49B536","rgb":[73,181,54],"hsl":[111,54,46],"cmyk":[60,0,70,29],"luminance":0.3473,"contrast":{"black":7.95,"white":2.64}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#80D572","hex":"#80D572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.68,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#37CE1C","hex":"#37CE1C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.01,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.91,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#88B536","hex":"#88B536","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.71,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Kelly Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/49b536.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/kelly-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A236B5","analogous":["#88B536","#36B562"],"triadic":["#3649B5","#B53649"],"tetradic":["#3688B5","#A236B5","#B56236"],"splitComplementary":["#6236B5","#B53688"],"monochromatic":["#80D572","#49B536","#2C6E21"]}

Variants

{"light":"#80D572","dark":"#2C6E21","saturated":"#37CE1C","desaturated":"#5B9B50","pastel":"#A1D298","neon":"#38FF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":31.71750305430741},{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":33.481338085566414},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":49},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":54.433445601027316},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":55.11805511808268}]

HEX meaning and use

About #49B536

#49B536 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #49B536 is visually closest to Kelly Green, a named green color with HEX #4CBB17.

The RGB channels are 73, 181, and 54, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 111deg with 54% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3473, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.95:1AA Pass

White text2.64:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #49B536 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.95:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#80D572#000000 text · best 11.68:1#80D572

#37CE1C#000000 text · best 10.01:1#37CE1C

Lime Green#000000 text · best 9.91:1#32CD32

#88B536#000000 text · best 8.71:1#88B536

Generated Palette

#49B536#49B536

#A236B5#A236B5

#88B536#88B536

#36B562#36B562

#80D572#80D572

#2C6E21#2C6E21

Color Harmonies

#A236B5#A236B5

#88B536#88B536

#36B562#36B562

#3649B5#3649B5

#B53649#B53649

Variants

#80D572#80D572

#2C6E21#2C6E21

#37CE1C#37CE1C

#5B9B50#5B9B50

#A1D298#A1D298

#38FF14#38FF14

Nearest Named Colors

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Lime Green#32CD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#49B536

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #49B536

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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