What color is #73B588?

#73B588 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B588?

The RGB value is 115, 181, 136: 115 red, 181 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B588?

The complementary color is #B573A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B588?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B588 color

#73B588 rgb(115, 181, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #73B588 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71% green and 53.3% blue (115, 181, 136).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#73B588 color codes

HEX	`#73B588`
RGB	`rgb(115, 181, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 25%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.36, -30.8, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.36, 34.91, 151.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.036, 38.469, 29.236)`
Decimal	`7583112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B588, 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 #73B588	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B588 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #73B588 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b588; }
.text { color: #73b588; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b588; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 181 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b588, #73b5a9); }

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Questions

What color is #73B588?: #73B588 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B588?: The RGB value is 115, 181, 136: 115 red, 181 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B588?: The complementary color is #B573A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B588?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.