What color is #73A975?

#73A975 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A975?

The RGB value is 115, 169, 117: 115 red, 169 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A975?

The complementary color is #A973A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A975 color

#73A975 rgb(115, 169, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A975 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 66.3% green and 45.9% blue (115, 169, 117).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#73A975 color codes

HEX	`#73A975`
RGB	`rgb(115, 169, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 66.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, -28.51, 21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 35.61, 143.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.468, 33.304, 21.965)`
Decimal	`7580021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A975, 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 #73A975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #73A975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a975; }
.text { color: #73a975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 169 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a975, #73a990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73A975?: #73A975 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A975?: The RGB value is 115, 169, 117: 115 red, 169 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A975?: The complementary color is #A973A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.