What color is #73AC5C?

#73AC5C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73AC5C?

The RGB value is 115, 172, 92: 115 red, 172 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AC5C?

The complementary color is #955CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AC5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73AC5C color

#73AC5C rgb(115, 172, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #73AC5C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 67.5% green and 36.1% blue (115, 172, 92).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Arugula (#75AD5B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#73AC5C color codes

HEX	`#73AC5C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 172, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 67.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 47%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 47%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, -33.76, 35.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 48.8, 133.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.754, 33.922, 15.419)`
Decimal	`7580764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AC5C, 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 #73AC5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AC5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #73AC5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ac5c; }
.text { color: #73ac5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ac5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 172 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ac5c, #5cac6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73AC5C?: #73AC5C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73AC5C?: The RGB value is 115, 172, 92: 115 red, 172 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AC5C?: The complementary color is #955CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AC5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.