What color is #73AE67?

#73AE67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73AE67?

The RGB value is 115, 174, 103: 115 red, 174 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AE67?

The complementary color is #A267AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AE67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73AE67 color

#73AE67 rgb(115, 174, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #73AE67 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 68.2% green and 40.4% blue (115, 174, 103).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#73AE67 color codes

HEX	`#73AE67`
RGB	`rgb(115, 174, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 68.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 41%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.67, -33.14, 30.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.67, 45.04, 137.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.654, 34.895, 18.266)`
Decimal	`7581287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AE67, 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 #73AE67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AE67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #73AE67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ae67; }
.text { color: #73ae67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ae67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 174 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ae67, #67ae7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #73AE67?: #73AE67 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73AE67?: The RGB value is 115, 174, 103: 115 red, 174 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AE67?: The complementary color is #A267AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AE67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.