What color is #73A388?

#73A388 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A388?

The RGB value is 115, 163, 136: 115 red, 163 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A388?

The complementary color is #A3738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A388 color

#73A388 rgb(115, 163, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A388 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 63.9% green and 53.3% blue (115, 163, 136).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#73A388 color codes

HEX	`#73A388`
RGB	`rgb(115, 163, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 63.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -21.94, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 23.68, 157.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.61, 31.616, 28.094)`
Decimal	`7578504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A388, 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 #73A388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #73A388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a388; }
.text { color: #73a388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 163 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a388, #73a3a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73A388?: #73A388 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A388?: The RGB value is 115, 163, 136: 115 red, 163 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A388?: The complementary color is #A3738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.