What color is #73A36C?

#73A36C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A36C?

The RGB value is 115, 163, 108: 115 red, 163 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A36C?

The complementary color is #9C6CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A36C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A36C color

#73A36C rgb(115, 163, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A36C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 63.9% green and 42.4% blue (115, 163, 108).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#73A36C color codes

HEX	`#73A36C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 163, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 63.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 34%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, -27.1, 23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 35.93, 138.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.873, 30.921, 18.948)`
Decimal	`7578476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A36C, 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 #73A36C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A36C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #73A36C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a36c; }
.text { color: #73a36c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a36c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 163 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a36c, #6ca381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A36C?: #73A36C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A36C?: The RGB value is 115, 163, 108: 115 red, 163 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A36C?: The complementary color is #9C6CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A36C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.