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#73B07D Color

#73B07D is rgb(115, 176, 125) in RGB, hsl(130, 28%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 29%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73B07D
HEX#73B07D
RGBrgb(115, 176, 125)
HSLhsl(130, 28%, 57%)
HSVhsv(130, 35%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 29%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.098 148.6)
LABlab(66.66% -28.65 19.72)
LCHlch(66.66% 34.78 145.46)

What #73B07D 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 #73B07D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 5.44Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 5.57Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.66Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.2Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.64Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.88

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

#73B07D Channel Values

How #73B07D 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 176 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 28% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 35% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73B07D 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73B07D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73B07D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73B07D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73B07D
Complementary
#B073A6
Analogous
#87B073
Analogous
#73B09C
Triadic
#7D73B0
Triadic
#B07D73
Split comp.
#9C73B0
Split comp.
#B07387

Tints & Shades of #73B07D

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

#86BB8F
#9AC6A1
#ADD1B3
#BEDAC2
#D1E5D5
#E5F0E7

Shades

#5AA066
#4D8957
#3E6F47
#325838
#233E27
#162719

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73B07D.

How #73B07D 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#73B07D
Protanopia#A8A87D
Protanomaly#95AB7D
Deuteranopia#9F9F7F
Deuteranomaly#90A67E
Tritanopia#7CABAB
Tritanomaly#78AD9A
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73B07D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73b07d: #73B07D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73B07D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73b07d': '#73B07D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.690, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_73b07d">#73B07D</color>
SVG fillfill="#73B07D"

More Green Colors

#73B07D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73B07D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73B07D?

#73B07D is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 176, 125) in RGB and hsl(130, 28%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #73B07D?

#73B07D is rgb(115, 176, 125) — red 115, green 176, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73B07D?

#73B07D converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 29%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73B07D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73B07D scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73B07D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73B07D 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 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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