What color is #73A84E?

#73A84E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A84E?

The RGB value is 115, 168, 78: 115 red, 168 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A84E?

The complementary color is #834EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A84E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A84E color

#73A84E rgb(115, 168, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A84E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 65.9% green and 30.6% blue (115, 168, 78).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 37% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#73A84E color codes

HEX	`#73A84E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 168, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 65.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 37%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 54%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 54%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, -33.64, 40.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 52.7, 129.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.448, 32.199, 12.239)`
Decimal	`7579726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A84E, 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 #73A84E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A84E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #73A84E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a84e; }
.text { color: #73a84e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a84e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 168 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a84e, #4ea856); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A84E?: #73A84E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A84E?: The RGB value is 115, 168, 78: 115 red, 168 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A84E?: The complementary color is #834EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A84E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.