What color is #73CC91?

#73CC91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73CC91?

The RGB value is 115, 204, 145: 115 red, 204 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73CC91?

The complementary color is #CC73AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73CC91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73CC91 color

#73CC91 rgb(115, 204, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #73CC91 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 80% green and 56.9% blue (115, 204, 145).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 47% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#73CC91 color codes

HEX	`#73CC91`
RGB	`rgb(115, 204, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 80%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 47%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 44%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.37, -39.7, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.37, 45.04, 151.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.772, 48.873, 34.436)`
Decimal	`7589009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73CC91, 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 #73CC91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73CC91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #73CC91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73cc91; }
.text { color: #73cc91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73cc91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 204 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73cc91, #73ccbe); }

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Questions

What color is #73CC91?: #73CC91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73CC91?: The RGB value is 115, 204, 145: 115 red, 204 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73CC91?: The complementary color is #CC73AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73CC91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.