What color is #73A263?

#73A263 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A263?

The RGB value is 115, 162, 99: 115 red, 162 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A263?

The complementary color is #9263A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A263?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A263 color

#73A263 rgb(115, 162, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A263 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 63.5% green and 38.8% blue (115, 162, 99).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#73A263 color codes

HEX	`#73A263`
RGB	`rgb(115, 162, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 63.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 39%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -28.03, 27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 39.5, 135.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.242, 30.386, 16.495)`
Decimal	`7578211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A263, 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 #73A263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #73A263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a263; }
.text { color: #73a263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 162 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a263, #63a272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A263?: #73A263 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A263?: The RGB value is 115, 162, 99: 115 red, 162 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A263?: The complementary color is #9263A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A263?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.