Color
#49a256
#49a256rgb(73, 162, 86)hsl(129, 38%, 46%)oklch(0.639 0.14 146.7)Colors that go with #49a256
Charcoal, Blue and Crimson lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #49a256: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Blue #0000ff
shipped5 real palettes, including Spotify's brand system and Unity's brand system put Blue beside #49a256, as the accent.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #49a256 in 5 real palettes, including DuckDuckGo's brand system and Diner, as the supporting colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #49a256: 5 real palettes, including Peacock and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Telehealth and Fintech Trust put Midnight Blue beside #49a256, as the text colour against it.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #49a256 in 6 real palettes, including Console Light and Telehealth, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #49a256 in 14 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Clean Beauty, as the surface under it.
Medium Orchid #ba55d3
complementaryMedium Orchid sits directly opposite #49a256 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Real palettes that use #49a256
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #49a256 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 3.19:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 6.59:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #49a256 as the background.
Brands using this color
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #49a256 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/49a256-a2bea9-ae4edf-1f2d27-ecf1e9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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