What color is #73A67E?

#73A67E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A67E?

The RGB value is 115, 166, 126: 115 red, 166 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A67E?

The complementary color is #A6739B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A67E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A67E color

#73A67E rgb(115, 166, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A67E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 65.1% green and 49.4% blue (115, 166, 126).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#73A67E color codes

HEX	`#73A67E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 166, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 65.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.69, -25.41, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.69, 29.72, 148.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.471, 32.423, 24.703)`
Decimal	`7579262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A67E, 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 #73A67E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A67E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #73A67E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a67e; }
.text { color: #73a67e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a67e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 166 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a67e, #73a698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73A67E?: #73A67E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A67E?: The RGB value is 115, 166, 126: 115 red, 166 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A67E?: The complementary color is #A6739B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A67E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.