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#73AE65 Color

#73AE65 is rgb(115, 174, 101) in RGB, hsl(108, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 42%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73AE65
HEX#73AE65
RGBrgb(115, 174, 101)
HSLhsl(108, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(108, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 42%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.12 139.7)
LABlab(65.71% -30.67 31.11)
LCHlch(65.71% 43.68 134.59)

What #73AE65 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 #73AE65, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 6.36Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 9.01Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.43Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.21May Green#4C9141ΔE 12.83Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.17

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

#73AE65 Channel Values

How #73AE65 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 174 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73AE65 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73AE65 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73AE65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73AE65; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73AE65
Complementary
#A065AE
Analogous
#98AE65
Analogous
#65AE7B
Triadic
#6574AE
Triadic
#AE6574
Split comp.
#7B65AE
Split comp.
#AE6598

Tints & Shades of #73AE65

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

#86B979
#9BC591
#ADCFA5
#BFDAB9
#D2E5CD
#E7F1E4

Shades

#629D53
#538646
#446E3A
#34542C
#253C20
#172513

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73AE65.

How #73AE65 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#73AE65
Protanopia#A6A665
Protanomaly#94A965
Deuteranopia#9E9E68
Deuteranomaly#8EA467
Tritanopia#7EA7A7
Tritanomaly#7AAA91
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73AE65 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73ae65: #73AE65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73AE65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73ae65': '#73AE65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.682, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_73ae65">#73AE65</color>
SVG fillfill="#73AE65"

More Green Colors

#73AE65 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73AE65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73AE65?

#73AE65 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 174, 101) in RGB and hsl(108, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #73AE65?

#73AE65 is rgb(115, 174, 101) — red 115, green 174, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73AE65?

#73AE65 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 42%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73AE65 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73AE65 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73AE65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73AE65 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 17.01, which is visibly different.

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