What color is #73C18B?

#73C18B 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 #73C18B?

The RGB value is 115, 193, 139: 115 red, 193 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73C18B?

The complementary color is #C173A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73C18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73C18B color

#73C18B rgb(115, 193, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #73C18B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 75.7% green and 54.5% blue (115, 193, 139).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 39% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#73C18B color codes

HEX	`#73C18B`
RGB	`rgb(115, 193, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 75.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 39%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -35.85, 19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 40.96, 151.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.798, 43.647, 31.223)`
Decimal	`7586187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73C18B, 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 #73C18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73C18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #73C18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73c18b; }
.text { color: #73c18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73c18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 193 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73c18b, #73c1b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73C18B?: #73C18B 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 #73C18B?: The RGB value is 115, 193, 139: 115 red, 193 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73C18B?: The complementary color is #C173A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73C18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.