What color is #73B573?

#73B573 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 #73B573?

The RGB value is 115, 181, 115: 115 red, 181 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B573?

The complementary color is #B573B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B573 color

#73B573 rgb(115, 181, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #73B573 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71% green and 45.1% blue (115, 181, 115).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#73B573 color codes

HEX	`#73B573`
RGB	`rgb(115, 181, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.97, -34.52, 27.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.97, 43.94, 141.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.687, 37.929, 22.131)`
Decimal	`7583091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B573, 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 #73B573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #73B573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b573; }
.text { color: #73b573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 181 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b573, #73b594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73B573?: #73B573 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 #73B573?: The RGB value is 115, 181, 115: 115 red, 181 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B573?: The complementary color is #B573B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.