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#73872C Color

#73872C is rgb(115, 135, 44) in RGB, hsl(73, 51%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 67%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73872C
HEX#73872C
RGBrgb(115, 135, 44)
HSLhsl(73, 51%, 35%)
HSVhsv(73, 67%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 67%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.118 120.8)
LABlab(53.32% -17.49 44.29)
LCHlch(53.32% 47.62 111.55)

What #73872C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #73872C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Khaki Green#728639ΔE 6.27Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 8.62Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 10.84Sap Green#507D2AΔE 12.56Olive#808000ΔE 14.27Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 14.38

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#73872C Channel Values

How #73872C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 115 · G 135 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 51% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 67% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73872C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73872C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73872C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73872C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73872C
Complementary
#3F2C87
Analogous
#876D2C
Analogous
#46872C
Triadic
#2C7387
Triadic
#872C73
Split comp.
#2C4687
Split comp.
#6D2C87

Tints & Shades of #73872C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#91A937
#AAC44A
#BAD06D
#CADB8F
#DBE6B2
#EBF1D5

Shades

#667727
#556420
#48551B
#384115
#2B3210
#1A1F0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73872C.

How #73872C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#73872C
Protanopia#84842C
Protanomaly#7D852C
Deuteranopia#81812E
Deuteranomaly#7C832D
Tritanopia#7B8080
Tritanomaly#788368
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73872C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-73872c: #73872C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73872C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73872c': '#73872C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.529, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_73872c">#73872C</color>
SVG fillfill="#73872C"

More Green Colors

#73872C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73872C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73872C?

#73872C is a dark green — rgb(115, 135, 44) in RGB and hsl(73, 51%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #73872C?

#73872C is rgb(115, 135, 44) — red 115, green 135, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73872C?

#73872C converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 67%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73872C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73872C scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73872C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73872C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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