What color is #73AD7B?

#73AD7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73AD7B?

The RGB value is 115, 173, 123: 115 red, 173 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AD7B?

The complementary color is #AD73A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AD7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73AD7B color

#73AD7B rgb(115, 173, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #73AD7B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 67.8% green and 48.2% blue (115, 173, 123).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#73AD7B color codes

HEX	`#73AD7B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 173, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 67.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, -29.38, 19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 35.46, 145.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.588, 34.961, 24.135)`
Decimal	`7581051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AD7B, 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 #73AD7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AD7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #73AD7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ad7b; }
.text { color: #73ad7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ad7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 173 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ad7b, #73ad98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73AD7B?: #73AD7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73AD7B?: The RGB value is 115, 173, 123: 115 red, 173 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AD7B?: The complementary color is #AD73A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AD7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.