What color is #73A455?

#73A455 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A455?

The RGB value is 115, 164, 85: 115 red, 164 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A455?

The complementary color is #8655A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A455?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A455 color

#73A455 rgb(115, 164, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A455 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 64.3% green and 33.3% blue (115, 164, 85).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#73A455 color codes

HEX	`#73A455`
RGB	`rgb(115, 164, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 64.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 48%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, -30.93, 35.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 47.22, 130.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.985, 30.851, 13.389)`
Decimal	`7578709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A455, 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 #73A455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #73A455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a455; }
.text { color: #73a455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 164 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a455, #55a45f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A455?: #73A455 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A455?: The RGB value is 115, 164, 85: 115 red, 164 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A455?: The complementary color is #8655A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A455?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.