What color is #73BB8F?

#73BB8F 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 #73BB8F?

The RGB value is 115, 187, 143: 115 red, 187 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73BB8F?

The complementary color is #BB739F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73BB8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73BB8F color

#73BB8F rgb(115, 187, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #73BB8F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 73.3% green and 56.1% blue (115, 187, 143).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#73BB8F color codes

HEX	`#73BB8F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 187, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 73.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, -32.29, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 35.74, 154.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.797, 41.167, 32.357)`
Decimal	`7584655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73BB8F, 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 #73BB8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73BB8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #73BB8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73bb8f; }
.text { color: #73bb8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73bb8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 187 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73bb8f, #73bbb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73BB8F?: #73BB8F 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 #73BB8F?: The RGB value is 115, 187, 143: 115 red, 187 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73BB8F?: The complementary color is #BB739F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73BB8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.