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#73B595 Color

#73B595 is rgb(115, 181, 149) in RGB, hsl(151, 31%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73B595
HEX#73B595
RGBrgb(115, 181, 149)
HSLhsl(151, 31%, 58%)
HSVhsv(151, 36%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.083 162.3)
LABlab(68.58% -27.38 9.40)
LCHlch(68.58% 28.95 161.05)

What #73B595 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 #73B595, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.91Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.1Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.44Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.49Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.5Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.95

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

#73B595 Channel Values

How #73B595 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 31% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 36% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73B595 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73B595 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73B595

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73B595; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73B595
Complementary
#B57393
Analogous
#73B574
Analogous
#73B4B5
Triadic
#9573B5
Triadic
#B59573
Split comp.
#B573B4
Split comp.
#B57473

Tints & Shades of #73B595

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

#87C0A4
#97C8B1
#ABD3C0
#C0DECF
#D4E8DE
#E4F1EB

Shades

#58A781
#4C906F
#3E755A
#305A46
#213F31
#15281F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73B595.

How #73B595 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#73B595
Protanopia#ACAC95
Protanomaly#98B095
Deuteranopia#A3A397
Deuteranomaly#92AA96
Tritanopia#79B1B1
Tritanomaly#77B3A7
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73B595 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73b595: #73B595;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73B595;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73b595': '#73B595' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.710, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_73b595">#73B595</color>
SVG fillfill="#73B595"

More Green Colors

#73B595 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73B595 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73B595?

#73B595 is a mid-tone green — rgb(115, 181, 149) in RGB and hsl(151, 31%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.91.

What is the RGB value of #73B595?

#73B595 is rgb(115, 181, 149) — red 115, green 181, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73B595?

#73B595 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73B595 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73B595 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73B595 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73B595 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 10.49, which is visibly different.

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