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#73B088 Color

#73B088 is rgb(115, 176, 136) in RGB, hsl(141, 28%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 23%, 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 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73B088
HEX#73B088
RGBrgb(115, 176, 136)
HSLhsl(141, 28%, 57%)
HSVhsv(141, 35%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 23%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.086 154.8)
LABlab(66.85% -27.11 14.05)
LCHlch(66.85% 30.54 152.61)

What #73B088 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 #73B088, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.8Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.15Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.12Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.48Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.42Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.14

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

#73B088 Channel Values

How #73B088 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 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 28% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 35% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73B088 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73B088 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73B088

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73B088; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73B088
Complementary
#B0739B
Analogous
#7CB073
Analogous
#73B0A7
Triadic
#8873B0
Triadic
#B08873
Split comp.
#A773B0
Split comp.
#B0737C

Tints & Shades of #73B088

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

#86BB99
#9AC6A9
#ADD1BA
#BEDAC8
#D1E5D8
#E5F0E9

Shades

#5AA072
#4D8962
#3E6F4F
#32583F
#233E2C
#16271C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73B088.

How #73B088 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#73B088
Protanopia#A8A888
Protanomaly#95AB88
Deuteranopia#9F9F8A
Deuteranomaly#90A689
Tritanopia#7AACAC
Tritanomaly#77AD9F
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73B088 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73b088: #73B088;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73B088;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73b088': '#73B088' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.690, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_73b088">#73B088</color>
SVG fillfill="#73B088"

More Green Colors

#73B088 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73B088 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73B088?

#73B088 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 176, 136) in RGB and hsl(141, 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 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #73B088?

#73B088 is rgb(115, 176, 136) — red 115, green 176, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73B088?

#73B088 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 23%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73B088 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73B088 scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73B088 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73B088 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 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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