What color is #73937A?

#73937A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73937A?

The RGB value is 115, 147, 122: 115 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73937A?

The complementary color is #93738C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73937A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73937A color

#73937A rgb(115, 147, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #73937A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 57.6% green and 47.8% blue (115, 147, 122).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#73937A color codes

HEX	`#73937A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 147, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 57.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.96, -16.44, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.96, 19.04, 149.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.016, 25.917, 22.304)`
Decimal	`7574394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73937A, 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 #73937A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73937A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	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 #73937A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73937a; }
.text { color: #73937a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73937a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 147 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73937a, #73938a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #73937A?: #73937A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73937A?: The RGB value is 115, 147, 122: 115 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73937A?: The complementary color is #93738C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73937A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.