What color is #73A867?

#73A867 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A867?

The RGB value is 115, 168, 103: 115 red, 168 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A867?

The complementary color is #9C67A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A867 color

#73A867 rgb(115, 168, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A867 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 65.9% green and 40.4% blue (115, 168, 103).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#73A867 color codes

HEX	`#73A867`
RGB	`rgb(115, 168, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 65.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 39%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -30.31, 28.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 41.37, 137.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.52, 32.628, 17.888)`
Decimal	`7579751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A867, 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 #73A867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #73A867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a867; }
.text { color: #73a867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 168 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a867, #67a87b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A867?: #73A867 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A867?: The RGB value is 115, 168, 103: 115 red, 168 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A867?: The complementary color is #9C67A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.