What color is #73B69C?

#73B69C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B69C?

The RGB value is 115, 182, 156: 115 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B69C?

The complementary color is #B6738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B69C color

#73B69C rgb(115, 182, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #73B69C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71.4% green and 61.2% blue (115, 182, 156).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#73B69C color codes

HEX	`#73B69C`
RGB	`rgb(115, 182, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, -27.2, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 27.98, 166.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.797, 39.499, 37.5)`
Decimal	`7583388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B69C, 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 #73B69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #73B69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b69c; }
.text { color: #73b69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 182 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b69c, #73afb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #73B69C?: #73B69C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B69C?: The RGB value is 115, 182, 156: 115 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B69C?: The complementary color is #B6738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.