What color is #73AA71?

#73AA71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73AA71?

The RGB value is 115, 170, 113: 115 red, 170 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AA71?

The complementary color is #A871AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AA71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73AA71 color

#73AA71 rgb(115, 170, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #73AA71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 66.7% green and 44.3% blue (115, 170, 113).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#73AA71 color codes

HEX	`#73AA71`
RGB	`rgb(115, 170, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 66.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, -29.67, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 38.04, 141.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.425, 33.585, 20.815)`
Decimal	`7580273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AA71, 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 #73AA71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AA71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #73AA71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73aa71; }
.text { color: #73aa71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73aa71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 170 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73aa71, #71aa8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73AA71?: #73AA71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73AA71?: The RGB value is 115, 170, 113: 115 red, 170 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AA71?: The complementary color is #A871AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AA71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.