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#73B086 Color

#73B086 is rgb(115, 176, 134) in RGB, hsl(139, 28%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 24%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73B086
HEX#73B086
RGBrgb(115, 176, 134)
HSLhsl(139, 28%, 57%)
HSVhsv(139, 35%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 24%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.088 153.6)
LABlab(66.81% -27.40 15.08)
LCHlch(66.81% 31.28 151.18)

What #73B086 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 #73B086, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.18Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.47Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.91Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.88Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.68Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.94

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

#73B086 Channel Values

How #73B086 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 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 28% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 35% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73B086 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73B086 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73B086

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73B086; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73B086
Complementary
#B0739D
Analogous
#7EB073
Analogous
#73B0A5
Triadic
#8673B0
Triadic
#B08673
Split comp.
#A573B0
Split comp.
#B0737E

Tints & Shades of #73B086

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

#86BB97
#9AC6A8
#ADD1B9
#BEDAC7
#D1E5D8
#E5F0E9

Shades

#5AA070
#4D8960
#3E6F4E
#32583E
#233E2B
#16271B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73B086.

How #73B086 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#73B086
Protanopia#A8A886
Protanomaly#95AB86
Deuteranopia#9F9F88
Deuteranomaly#90A687
Tritanopia#7BABAB
Tritanomaly#78AD9E
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73B086 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73b086: #73B086;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73B086;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73b086': '#73B086' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.690, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_73b086">#73B086</color>
SVG fillfill="#73B086"

More Green Colors

#73B086 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73B086 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73B086?

#73B086 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 176, 134) in RGB and hsl(139, 28%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #73B086?

#73B086 is rgb(115, 176, 134) — red 115, green 176, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73B086?

#73B086 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 24%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73B086 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73B086 scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73B086 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73B086 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 7.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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