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#73BFA2 Color

#73BFA2 is rgb(115, 191, 162) in RGB, hsl(157, 37%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73BFA2
HEX#73BFA2
RGBrgb(115, 191, 162)
HSLhsl(157, 37%, 60%)
HSVhsv(157, 40%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.087 167.6)
LABlab(71.79% -29.71 6.90)
LCHlch(71.79% 30.50 166.92)

What #73BFA2 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 #73BFA2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.92Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.44Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.62Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.67Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.33Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.08

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

#73BFA2 Channel Values

How #73BFA2 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 191 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 37% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 40% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73BFA2 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73BFA2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73BFA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73BFA2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73BFA2
Complementary
#BF7390
Analogous
#73BF7C
Analogous
#73B6BF
Triadic
#A273BF
Triadic
#BFA273
Split comp.
#BF73B6
Split comp.
#BF7C73

Tints & Shades of #73BFA2

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

#85C7AD
#9AD0BB
#ABD8C7
#C0E2D5
#D2EAE1
#E7F4EF

Shades

#57B28F
#479A7A
#3A7E64
#2D624E
#204637
#132A21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73BFA2.

How #73BFA2 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#73BFA2
Protanopia#B5B5A2
Protanomaly#9FB9A2
Deuteranopia#ABABA4
Deuteranomaly#98B3A3
Tritanopia#79BCBC
Tritanomaly#77BDB2
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73BFA2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73bfa2: #73BFA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73BFA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73bfa2': '#73BFA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.749, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_73bfa2">#73BFA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#73BFA2"

More Green Colors

#73BFA2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73BFA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73BFA2?

#73BFA2 is a light green — rgb(115, 191, 162) in RGB and hsl(157, 37%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #73BFA2?

#73BFA2 is rgb(115, 191, 162) — red 115, green 191, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73BFA2?

#73BFA2 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73BFA2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73BFA2 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73BFA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73BFA2 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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