What color is #73CE81?

#73CE81 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 #73CE81?

The RGB value is 115, 206, 129: 115 red, 206 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73CE81?

The complementary color is #CE73C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73CE81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73CE81 color

#73CE81 rgb(115, 206, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #73CE81 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 80.8% green and 50.6% blue (115, 206, 129).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#73CE81 color codes

HEX	`#73CE81`
RGB	`rgb(115, 206, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 80.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 37%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, -43.39, 30.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 52.79, 145.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.102, 49.37, 28.55)`
Decimal	`7589505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73CE81, 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 #73CE81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73CE81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #73CE81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ce81; }
.text { color: #73ce81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ce81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 206 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ce81, #73ceaf); }

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Questions

What color is #73CE81?: #73CE81 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 #73CE81?: The RGB value is 115, 206, 129: 115 red, 206 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73CE81?: The complementary color is #CE73C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73CE81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.