What color is #73B683?

#73B683 is a desaturated green known as Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frog Pond?

The RGB value is 115, 182, 131: 115 red, 182 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frog Pond?

The complementary color is #B673A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frog Pond color: hex code #73B683

#73B683 rgb(115, 182, 131)

Shades of green

Frog Pond has the hex code #73B683. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71.4% green and 51.4% blue (115, 182, 131).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

Frog Pond (#73B683) color codes

HEX	`#73B683`
RGB	`rgb(115, 182, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.56, -32.22, 19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.56, 37.61, 148.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.893, 38.738, 27.476)`
Decimal	`7583363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frog Pond, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #73B683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #73B683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b683; }
.text { color: #73b683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 182 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b683, #73b6a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #73B683 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #73B683?: #73B683 is a desaturated green known as Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frog Pond?: The RGB value is 115, 182, 131: 115 red, 182 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frog Pond?: The complementary color is #B673A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.