What color is #73A06E?

#73A06E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A06E?

The RGB value is 115, 160, 110: 115 red, 160 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A06E?

The complementary color is #9B6EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A06E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A06E color

#73A06E rgb(115, 160, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A06E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 62.7% green and 43.1% blue (115, 160, 110).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#73A06E color codes

HEX	`#73A06E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 160, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 62.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, -25.29, 21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 33.09, 139.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.455, 29.911, 19.339)`
Decimal	`7577710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A06E, 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 #73A06E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73A06E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #73A06E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a06e; }
.text { color: #73a06e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a06e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 160 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a06e, #6ea082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A06E?: #73A06E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A06E?: The RGB value is 115, 160, 110: 115 red, 160 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A06E?: The complementary color is #9B6EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A06E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.