What color is #73A217?

#73A217 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A217?

The RGB value is 115, 162, 23: 115 red, 162 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A217?

The complementary color is #4617A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A217?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A217 color

#73A217 rgb(115, 162, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A217 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 63.5% green and 9% blue (115, 162, 23).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 75% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Green Envy (#77AA00), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#73A217 color codes

HEX	`#73A217`
RGB	`rgb(115, 162, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 63.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 75%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 86%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 86%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -34.91, 59.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 68.98, 120.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.145, 29.547, 5.452)`
Decimal	`7578135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A217, 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 #73A217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73A217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #73A217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a217; }
.text { color: #73a217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 162 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a217, #2da217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #73A217?: #73A217 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A217?: The RGB value is 115, 162, 23: 115 red, 162 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A217?: The complementary color is #4617A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A217?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.