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#73A095 Color

#73A095 is rgb(115, 160, 149) in RGB, hsl(165, 19%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73A095
HEX#73A095
RGBrgb(115, 160, 149)
HSLhsl(165, 19%, 54%)
HSVhsv(165, 28%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.051 177.8)
LABlab(62.37% -17.65 0.59)
LCHlch(62.37% 17.66 178.09)

What #73A095 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 #73A095, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 7.38Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.76Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.95Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.05Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 9.66Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 11.89

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

#73A095 Channel Values

How #73A095 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 19% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 28% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73A095 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73A095 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73A095

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73A095; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73A095
Complementary
#A0737F
Analogous
#73A07F
Analogous
#7395A0
Triadic
#9573A0
Triadic
#A09573
Split comp.
#A07395
Split comp.
#A07F73

Tints & Shades of #73A095

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

#86ACA3
#9BBBB3
#ADC7C1
#BFD4CF
#D1E0DC
#E7EEED

Shades

#618F83
#537970
#44645C
#344C46
#253732
#17211F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73A095.

How #73A095 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#73A095
Protanopia#999995
Protanomaly#8C9C95
Deuteranopia#939396
Deuteranomaly#879896
Tritanopia#759F9F
Tritanomaly#749F9B
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73A095 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73a095: #73A095;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73A095;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73a095': '#73A095' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.627, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_73a095">#73A095</color>
SVG fillfill="#73A095"

More Green Colors

#73A095 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73A095 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73A095?

#73A095 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 160, 149) in RGB and hsl(165, 19%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #73A095?

#73A095 is rgb(115, 160, 149) — red 115, green 160, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73A095?

#73A095 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73A095 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73A095 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73A095 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73A095 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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