What color is #73998F?

#73998F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73998F?

The RGB value is 115, 153, 143: 115 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73998F?

The complementary color is #99737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73998F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73998F color

#73998F rgb(115, 153, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #73998F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 60% green and 56.1% blue (115, 153, 143).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#73998F color codes

HEX	`#73998F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 153, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 60%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, -15.24, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 15.27, 176.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.418, 28.41, 30.231)`
Decimal	`7575951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73998F, 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 #73998F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73998F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #73998F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73998f; }
.text { color: #73998f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73998f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 153 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73998f, #739099); }

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Questions

What color is #73998F?: #73998F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73998F?: The RGB value is 115, 153, 143: 115 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73998F?: The complementary color is #99737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73998F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.