What color is #73B66E?

#73B66E 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 #73B66E?

The RGB value is 115, 182, 110: 115 red, 182 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B66E?

The complementary color is #B16EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B66E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B66E color

#73B66E rgb(115, 182, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #73B66E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71.4% green and 43.1% blue (115, 182, 110).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#73B66E color codes

HEX	`#73B66E`
RGB	`rgb(115, 182, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 40%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -35.77, 30.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 46.75, 139.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.612, 38.225, 20.725)`
Decimal	`7583342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B66E, 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 #73B66E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B66E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #73B66E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b66e; }
.text { color: #73b66e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b66e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 182 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b66e, #6eb68d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #73B66E?: #73B66E 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 #73B66E?: The RGB value is 115, 182, 110: 115 red, 182 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B66E?: The complementary color is #B16EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B66E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.