What color is #73BA41?

#73BA41 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ultra Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73BA41?

The RGB value is 115, 186, 65: 115 red, 186 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73BA41?

The complementary color is #8841BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73BA41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73BA41 color

#73BA41 rgb(115, 186, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #73BA41 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 72.9% green and 25.5% blue (115, 186, 65).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 48% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Green (#7EBA4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#73BA41 color codes

HEX	`#73BA41`
RGB	`rgb(115, 186, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 72.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 48%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 65%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 65%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, -42.92, 52.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 67.87, 129.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.583, 39.143, 11.207)`
Decimal	`7584321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73BA41, 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 #73BA41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73BA41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #73BA41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ba41; }
.text { color: #73ba41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ba41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 186 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ba41, #41ba4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #73BA41?: #73BA41 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ultra Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73BA41?: The RGB value is 115, 186, 65: 115 red, 186 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73BA41?: The complementary color is #8841BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73BA41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.