What color is #73A081?

#73A081 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A081?

The RGB value is 115, 160, 129: 115 red, 160 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A081?

The complementary color is #A07392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A081 color

#73A081 rgb(115, 160, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A081 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 62.7% green and 50.6% blue (115, 160, 129).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#73A081 color codes

HEX	`#73A081`
RGB	`rgb(115, 160, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 62.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, -21.81, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 24.59, 152.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.602, 30.37, 25.383)`
Decimal	`7577729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A081, 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 #73A081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #73A081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a081; }
.text { color: #73a081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 160 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a081, #73a097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73A081?: #73A081 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A081?: The RGB value is 115, 160, 129: 115 red, 160 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A081?: The complementary color is #A07392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.