What color is #73A66A?

#73A66A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A66A?

The RGB value is 115, 166, 106: 115 red, 166 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A66A?

The complementary color is #9D6AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A66A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A66A color

#73A66A rgb(115, 166, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A66A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 65.1% green and 41.6% blue (115, 166, 106).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#73A66A color codes

HEX	`#73A66A`
RGB	`rgb(115, 166, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 65.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, -28.88, 25.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 38.74, 138.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.307, 31.957, 18.573)`
Decimal	`7579242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A66A, 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 #73A66A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A66A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #73A66A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a66a; }
.text { color: #73a66a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a66a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 166 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a66a, #6aa67f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A66A?: #73A66A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A66A?: The RGB value is 115, 166, 106: 115 red, 166 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A66A?: The complementary color is #9D6AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A66A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.