What color is #73A054?

#73A054 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A054?

The RGB value is 115, 160, 84: 115 red, 160 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A054?

The complementary color is #8154A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A054?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A054 color

#73A054 rgb(115, 160, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A054 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 62.7% green and 32.9% blue (115, 160, 84).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 31% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#73A054 color codes

HEX	`#73A054`
RGB	`rgb(115, 160, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 62.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 31%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 48%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 48%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, -29.15, 34.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 45.3, 130.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.241, 29.426, 12.946)`
Decimal	`7577684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A054, 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 #73A054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73A054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #73A054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a054; }
.text { color: #73a054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 160 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a054, #54a05b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A054?: #73A054 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A054?: The RGB value is 115, 160, 84: 115 red, 160 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A054?: The complementary color is #8154A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A054?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.