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#73B586 Color

#73B586 is rgb(115, 181, 134) in RGB, hsl(137, 31%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 29%) 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 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73B586
HEX#73B586
RGBrgb(115, 181, 134)
HSLhsl(137, 31%, 58%)
HSVhsv(137, 36%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.096 152.5)
LABlab(68.30% -29.61 17.12)
LCHlch(68.30% 34.20 149.97)

What #73B586 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 #73B586, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 5.86Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 5.94Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.36Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.12Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.99Russian Green#679267ΔE 14.01

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

#73B586 Channel Values

How #73B586 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 181 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 31% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 36% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73B586 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73B586 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73B586

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73B586; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73B586
Complementary
#B573A2
Analogous
#81B573
Analogous
#73B5A7
Triadic
#8673B5
Triadic
#B58673
Split comp.
#A773B5
Split comp.
#B57381

Tints & Shades of #73B586

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

#87C097
#97C8A5
#ABD3B7
#C0DEC8
#D4E8D9
#E4F1E8

Shades

#58A76E
#4C905F
#3E754D
#305A3C
#213F2A
#15281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73B586.

How #73B586 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#73B586
Protanopia#ACAC86
Protanomaly#98B086
Deuteranopia#A3A388
Deuteranomaly#92AA87
Tritanopia#7CB0B0
Tritanomaly#78B2A1
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73B586 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73b586: #73B586;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73B586;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73b586': '#73B586' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.710, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_73b586">#73B586</color>
SVG fillfill="#73B586"

More Green Colors

#73B586 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73B586 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73B586?

#73B586 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 181, 134) in RGB and hsl(137, 31%, 58%) 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 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #73B586?

#73B586 is rgb(115, 181, 134) — red 115, green 181, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73B586?

#73B586 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73B586 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73B586 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73B586 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73B586 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 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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