Color
#49ab64
#49ab64rgb(73, 171, 100)hsl(137, 40%, 48%)oklch(0.665 0.139 150)Colors that go with #49ab64
Charcoal, Blue and Royal Blue 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 text near-black for #49ab64: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Blue #0000ff
shipped4 real palettes, including Unity's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #49ab64, as the supporting colour.
Royal Blue #4169e1
shippedRoyal Blue is paired with #49ab64 in 5 real palettes, including Console Light and Telehealth, as the lead colour.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #49ab64 in 15 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Chime's brand system, as the surface under it.
Orchid #da70d6
complementaryOrchid sits directly opposite #49ab64 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Medium Purple #9370db
split-complementshippedMedium Purple is a split-complement of #49ab64: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
triadicshippedCornflower Blue completes a triad with #49ab64 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #49ab64 in 3 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #49ab64
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #49ab64 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.88:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 7.29:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #49ab64 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 #49ab64 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/49ab64-a2bead-bb59d4-1f2d29-ebf1e9?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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