Hooker Green (#49796B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.96:1 — vs black: 4.23:1

Color values

  • HEX #49796B
  • RGB rgb(73, 121, 107)
  • HSL hsl(162, 39%, 47%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 39.67, 0, 11.57, 52.55 )
  • Websafe #336666

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #49796B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Hooker Green
#49796B Base
#794957
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Hooker Green
#49796B Base
#497953
#496F79
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Hooker Green
#49796B Base
#6B4979
#796B49
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Hooker Green
#49796B Base
#79496F
#795349
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Hooker Green
#49796B Base
#534979
#794957
#6F7949
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Hooker Green
#49796B Base
#0F1A17
#2C4941
#3A6054
#589282
#6AA594
#99C2B6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Hooker Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0A100E
#162521
#233A33
#304F46
#3C6458
Hooker Green #49796B Base
#5F9D8B
#82B4A5
#A7CABF
#CBE0DA
#EFF5F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #49796B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #49796B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #49796B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #49796B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #49796B,
        #A94965
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #49796B,
        #A94965
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$hooker-green: #49796B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$hooker-green-r: 73;
$hooker-green-g: 121;
$hooker-green-b: 107;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $hooker-green;
    color: rgba($hooker-green-r, $hooker-green-g, $hooker-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Hooker Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #49796B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6E6E6C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #75756B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4C7777 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #707070 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Hooker Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Hooker Green #49796B Base
Viridian #40826D ΔE 4.49
Myrtle Green #317873 ΔE 5.13
Celadon Green #2F847C ΔE 6.35
Pine Green #01796F ΔE 6.79

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.