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#73A599 Color

#73A599 is rgb(115, 165, 153) in RGB, hsl(166, 22%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 35%) 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 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73A599
HEX#73A599
RGBrgb(115, 165, 153)
HSLhsl(166, 22%, 55%)
HSVhsv(166, 30%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.056 177.9)
LABlab(63.93% -19.36 0.61)
LCHlch(63.93% 19.37 178.19)

What #73A599 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 #73A599, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 5.11Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 7.41Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.03Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 10.08Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 11.03Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 11.49

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

#73A599 Channel Values

How #73A599 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 165 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 22% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 30% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73A599 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73A599 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73A599

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73A599; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73A599
Complementary
#A5737F
Analogous
#73A580
Analogous
#7398A5
Triadic
#9A73A5
Triadic
#A59A73
Split comp.
#A57398
Split comp.
#A58073

Tints & Shades of #73A599

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

#86B1A7
#98BDB5
#ABC9C2
#C1D7D2
#D3E3DF
#E6EFED

Shades

#5F9589
#507C72
#42675E
#34514A
#263B36
#16221F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73A599.

How #73A599 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#73A599
Protanopia#9E9E99
Protanomaly#8FA199
Deuteranopia#97979A
Deuteranomaly#8A9D9A
Tritanopia#75A4A4
Tritanomaly#74A49F
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

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Using #73A599 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73a599: #73A599;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73A599;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73a599': '#73A599' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.647, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_73a599">#73A599</color>
SVG fillfill="#73A599"

More Green Colors

#73A599 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73A599 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73A599?

#73A599 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 165, 153) in RGB and hsl(166, 22%, 55%) 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 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #73A599?

#73A599 is rgb(115, 165, 153) — red 115, green 165, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73A599?

#73A599 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73A599 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73A599 scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73A599 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73A599 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 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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