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#73C495 Color

#73C495 is rgb(115, 196, 149) in RGB, hsl(145, 41%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 24%, 23%) 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 9.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73C495
HEX#73C495
RGBrgb(115, 196, 149)
HSLhsl(145, 41%, 61%)
HSVhsv(145, 41%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 24%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.105 157.2)
LABlab(73.03% -33.88 15.58)
LCHlch(73.03% 37.29 155.31)

What #73C495 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 #73C495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.02Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.53Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.6Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.95Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.78Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.93

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

#73C495 Channel Values

How #73C495 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 196 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 41% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 41% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73C495 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73C495 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73C495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73C495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73C495
Complementary
#C473A2
Analogous
#7AC473
Analogous
#73C4BE
Triadic
#9573C4
Triadic
#C49573
Split comp.
#BE73C4
Split comp.
#C4737A

Tints & Shades of #73C495

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

#85CCA2
#9AD5B3
#ACDCC0
#BEE4CE
#D0EBDC
#E6F4EC

Shades

#56B87F
#44A26B
#388558
#2A6543
#1E4830
#122B1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73C495.

How #73C495 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#73C495
Protanopia#B9B995
Protanomaly#A2BE95
Deuteranopia#AFAF97
Deuteranomaly#9AB896
Tritanopia#7DBFBF
Tritanomaly#79C1B0
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #73C495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73c495: #73C495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73C495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73c495': '#73C495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.769, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_73c495">#73C495</color>
SVG fillfill="#73C495"

More Green Colors

#73C495 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73C495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73C495?

#73C495 is a light green — rgb(115, 196, 149) in RGB and hsl(145, 41%, 61%) 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 9.02.

What is the RGB value of #73C495?

#73C495 is rgb(115, 196, 149) — red 115, green 196, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73C495?

#73C495 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 24%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73C495 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73C495 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73C495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73C495 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 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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