What color is #73B368?

#73B368 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B368?

The RGB value is 115, 179, 104: 115 red, 179 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B368?

The complementary color is #A868B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B368?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B368 color

#73B368 rgb(115, 179, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #73B368 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 70.2% green and 40.8% blue (115, 179, 104).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 33% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#73B368 color codes

HEX	`#73B368`
RGB	`rgb(115, 179, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 70.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 33%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 42%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 42%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, -35.3, 31.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 47.61, 137.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.688, 36.883, 18.86)`
Decimal	`7582568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B368, 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 #73B368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #73B368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b368; }
.text { color: #73b368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 179 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b368, #68b383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #73B368?: #73B368 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B368?: The RGB value is 115, 179, 104: 115 red, 179 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B368?: The complementary color is #A868B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B368?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.