What color is #73AC48?

#73AC48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73AC48?

The RGB value is 115, 172, 72: 115 red, 172 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AC48?

The complementary color is #8148AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AC48?

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.

#73AC48 color

#73AC48 rgb(115, 172, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #73AC48 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 67.5% green and 28.2% blue (115, 172, 72).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 41% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#73AC48 color codes

HEX	`#73AC48`
RGB	`rgb(115, 172, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 67.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 41%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 58%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -36.12, 44.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 57.53, 128.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.992, 33.617, 11.407)`
Decimal	`7580744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AC48, 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 #73AC48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AC48 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 #73AC48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ac48; }
.text { color: #73ac48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ac48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 172 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ac48, #48ac4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73AC48?: #73AC48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73AC48?: The RGB value is 115, 172, 72: 115 red, 172 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AC48?: The complementary color is #8148AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AC48?: 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.