What color is #73EFBE?

#73EFBE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73EFBE?

The RGB value is 115, 239, 190: 115 red, 239 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73EFBE?

The complementary color is #EF73A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73EFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73EFBE color

#73EFBE rgb(115, 239, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #73EFBE is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 93.7% green and 74.5% blue (115, 239, 190).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 79% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Jittery Jade (#77EEBB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#73EFBE color codes

HEX	`#73EFBE`
RGB	`rgb(115, 239, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 93.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 79%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 52%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 21%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, -46, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 47.87, 163.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.227, 69.091, 59.552)`
Decimal	`7598014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73EFBE, 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 #73EFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73EFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #73EFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73efbe; }
.text { color: #73efbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73efbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 239 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73efbe, #73e2ef); }

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Questions

What color is #73EFBE?: #73EFBE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jittery Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73EFBE?: The RGB value is 115, 239, 190: 115 red, 239 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73EFBE?: The complementary color is #EF73A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73EFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.