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#73BC06 Color

#73BC06 is rgb(115, 188, 6) in RGB, hsl(84, 94%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 97%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73BC06
HEX#73BC06
RGBrgb(115, 188, 6)
HSLhsl(84, 94%, 38%)
HSVhsv(84, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 97%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.198 132)
LABlab(69.38% -41.44 67.36)
LCHlch(69.38% 79.09 121.60)

What #73BC06 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 #73BC06, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.6Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.28Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 11.73Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 12.11Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 14.6Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.64

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

#73BC06 Channel Values

How #73BC06 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 188 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 94% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73BC06 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73BC06 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73BC06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73BC06; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73BC06
Complementary
#4F06BC
Analogous
#BCAA06
Analogous
#18BC06
Triadic
#0673BC
Triadic
#BC0673
Split comp.
#0618BC
Split comp.
#AA06BC

Tints & Shades of #73BC06

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

#8EE907
#A2F820
#B4F94D
#C5FB74
#D8FCA1
#E8FDC9

Shades

#64A305
#558B04
#467204
#3A5E03
#2A4502
#1B2D01

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73BC06.

How #73BC06 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#73BC06
Protanopia#B2B20B
Protanomaly#9DB609
Deuteranopia#A8A81B
Deuteranomaly#96B115
Tritanopia#85B1B1
Tritanomaly#7EB68D
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73BC06 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73bc06: #73BC06;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73BC06;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73bc06': '#73BC06' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.737, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_73bc06">#73BC06</color>
SVG fillfill="#73BC06"

More Green Colors

#73BC06 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73BC06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73BC06?

#73BC06 is a dark green — rgb(115, 188, 6) in RGB and hsl(84, 94%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #73BC06?

#73BC06 is rgb(115, 188, 6) — red 115, green 188, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73BC06?

#73BC06 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 97%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73BC06 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73BC06 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73BC06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73BC06 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.28, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.