What color is #73CB80?

#73CB80 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73CB80?

The RGB value is 115, 203, 128: 115 red, 203 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73CB80?

The complementary color is #CB73BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73CB80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73CB80 color

#73CB80 rgb(115, 203, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #73CB80 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 79.6% green and 50.2% blue (115, 203, 128).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 46% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#73CB80 color codes

HEX	`#73CB80`
RGB	`rgb(115, 203, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 79.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 46%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 43%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, -42.26, 29.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 51.46, 145.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.321, 47.913, 27.963)`
Decimal	`7588736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73CB80, 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 #73CB80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73CB80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #73CB80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73cb80; }
.text { color: #73cb80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73cb80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 203 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73cb80, #73cbac); }

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Questions

What color is #73CB80?: #73CB80 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73CB80?: The RGB value is 115, 203, 128: 115 red, 203 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73CB80?: The complementary color is #CB73BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73CB80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.