What color is #73A86F?

#73A86F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A86F?

The RGB value is 115, 168, 111: 115 red, 168 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A86F?

The complementary color is #A46FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A86F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A86F color

#73A86F rgb(115, 168, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A86F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 65.9% green and 43.5% blue (115, 168, 111).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 34% 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 7.56:1).

#73A86F color codes

HEX	`#73A86F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 168, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 65.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -29.04, 24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 37.7, 140.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.941, 32.797, 20.105)`
Decimal	`7579759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A86F, 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 #73A86F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A86F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #73A86F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a86f; }
.text { color: #73a86f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a86f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 168 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a86f, #6fa888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73A86F?: #73A86F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A86F?: The RGB value is 115, 168, 111: 115 red, 168 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A86F?: The complementary color is #A46FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A86F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.