What color is #73A98E?

#73A98E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A98E?

The RGB value is 115, 169, 142: 115 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A98E?

The complementary color is #A9738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A98E color

#73A98E rgb(115, 169, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #73A98E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 66.3% green and 55.7% blue (115, 169, 142).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#73A98E color codes

HEX	`#73A98E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 169, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 66.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 16%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, -23.73, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 25.14, 160.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.139, 33.972, 30.766)`
Decimal	`7580046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A98E, 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 #73A98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #73A98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a98e; }
.text { color: #73a98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 169 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a98e, #73a9a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #73A98E?: #73A98E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A98E?: The RGB value is 115, 169, 142: 115 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A98E?: The complementary color is #A9738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.