HEX atlas value

#49E147

#49E147 is a cool green HEX color close to Lime Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 73, 225, 71, HSL 119, 72%, 58%, has luminance 0.5572, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#49E147 Sample readable text

HEX #49E147

RGB rgb(73, 225, 71)

HSL hsl(119 72% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(68, 0, 68, 12)

Luminance 0.5572

Contrast Black 12.14:1White 1.73:1

CSS

--color-49e147: #49E147;
.background-49e147 { background-color: #49E147; }
.text-49e147 { color: #49E147; }

Luminance0.5572

Black text12.14:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA 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":"#49E147","rgb":[73,225,71],"hsl":[119,72,58],"cmyk":[68,0,68,12],"luminance":0.5572,"contrast":{"black":12.14,"white":1.73}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.73,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#97EE96","hex":"#97EE96","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.99,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#33F92F","hex":"#33F92F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.73,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#96E147","hex":"#96E147","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.16,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#47E191","hex":"#47E191","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.45,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Lime Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/49e147.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lime-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DE47E1","analogous":["#96E147","#47E191"],"triadic":["#4749E1","#E14749"],"tetradic":["#4796E1","#DE47E1","#E19147"],"splitComplementary":["#9147E1","#E14796"],"monochromatic":["#97EE96","#49E147","#1FAF1D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#97EE96","dark":"#1FAF1D","saturated":"#33F92F","desaturated":"#60C95E","pastel":"#BCECBB","neon":"#54FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"lime-green","name":"Lime Green","hex":"#32CD32","distance":37.013511046643494},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":37.76241517699841},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":55.452682532047085},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":55.452682532047085},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":61.29437168288782}]

HEX meaning and use

About #49E147

#49E147 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #49E147 is visually closest to Lime Green, a named green color with HEX #32CD32.

The RGB channels are 73, 225, and 71, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 119deg with 72% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5572, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 37.01, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.14:1AA Pass

White text1.73:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #49E147 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.73:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#97EE96#000000 text · best 14.99:1#97EE96

#33F92F#000000 text · best 14.73:1#33F92F

#96E147#000000 text · best 13.16:1#96E147

#47E191#000000 text · best 12.45:1#47E191

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

Generated Palette

#49E147#49E147

#DE47E1#DE47E1

#96E147#96E147

#47E191#47E191

#97EE96#97EE96

#1FAF1D#1FAF1D

Color Harmonies

#DE47E1#DE47E1

#96E147#96E147

#47E191#47E191

#4749E1#4749E1

#E14749#E14749

Variants

#97EE96#97EE96

#1FAF1D#1FAF1D

#33F92F#33F92F

#60C95E#60C95E

#BCECBB#BCECBB

#54FF52#54FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Lime Green#32CD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Kelly Green#4CBB17

#49E147

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #49E147

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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