What color is #73B456?

#73B456 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 #73B456?

The RGB value is 115, 180, 86: 115 red, 180 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B456?

The complementary color is #9756B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B456?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B456 color

#73B456 rgb(115, 180, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #73B456 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 70.6% green and 33.7% blue (115, 180, 86).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 39% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#73B456 color codes

HEX	`#73B456`
RGB	`rgb(115, 180, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 70.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 39%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 52%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 52%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -38.16, 41.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 56.1, 132.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.07, 36.958, 14.615)`
Decimal	`7582806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B456, 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 #73B456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #73B456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b456; }
.text { color: #73b456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 180 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b456, #56b468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #73B456?: #73B456 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 #73B456?: The RGB value is 115, 180, 86: 115 red, 180 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B456?: The complementary color is #9756B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B456?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.