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#73A087 Color

#73A087 is rgb(115, 160, 135) in RGB, hsl(147, 19%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73A087
HEX#73A087
RGBrgb(115, 160, 135)
HSLhsl(147, 19%, 54%)
HSVhsv(147, 28%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.061 159.8)
LABlab(62.07% -19.90 7.95)
LCHlch(62.07% 21.43 158.22)

What #73A087 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 #73A087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 5.13Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.27Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.99Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.65Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 11.94Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 12.11

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

#73A087 Channel Values

How #73A087 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 160 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 19% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 28% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73A087 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #73A087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73A087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73A087
Complementary
#A0738C
Analogous
#76A073
Analogous
#73A09E
Triadic
#8773A0
Triadic
#A08773
Split comp.
#9E73A0
Split comp.
#A07376

Tints & Shades of #73A087

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

#86AC97
#9BBBA9
#ADC7B9
#BFD4C8
#D1E0D8
#E7EEEA

Shades

#618F76
#537964
#446453
#344C3F
#25372D
#17211C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73A087.

How #73A087 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#73A087
Protanopia#999987
Protanomaly#8C9C87
Deuteranopia#939388
Deuteranomaly#879888
Tritanopia#779D9D
Tritanomaly#769E95
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #73A087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73a087: #73A087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73A087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73a087': '#73A087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.627, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_73a087">#73A087</color>
SVG fillfill="#73A087"

More Green Colors

#73A087 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73A087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73A087?

#73A087 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 160, 135) in RGB and hsl(147, 19%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #73A087?

#73A087 is rgb(115, 160, 135) — red 115, green 160, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73A087?

#73A087 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73A087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73A087 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73A087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73A087 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.26, which is visibly different.

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