What color is #73B668?

#73B668 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B668?

The RGB value is 115, 182, 104: 115 red, 182 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B668?

The complementary color is #AB68B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B668 color

#73B668 rgb(115, 182, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #73B668 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71.4% green and 40.8% blue (115, 182, 104).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 35% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Bud Green (#79B465), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#73B668 color codes

HEX	`#73B668`
RGB	`rgb(115, 182, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 35%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.09, -36.67, 33.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.09, 49.4, 137.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.296, 38.099, 19.062)`
Decimal	`7583336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B668, 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 #73B668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #73B668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b668; }
.text { color: #73b668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 182 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b668, #68b684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #73B668?: #73B668 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bud Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B668?: The RGB value is 115, 182, 104: 115 red, 182 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B668?: The complementary color is #AB68B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.