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#73C975 Color

#73C975 is rgb(115, 201, 117) in RGB, hsl(121, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 42%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mantis (#74C365), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73C975
HEX#73C975
RGBrgb(115, 201, 117)
HSLhsl(121, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(121, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 42%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.144 144.5)
LABlab(74.04% -40.08 33.49)
LCHlch(74.04% 52.23 140.12)

What #73C975 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 #73C975, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 5.93Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.36Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 10.51Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.14Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.26Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.22

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

#73C975 Channel Values

How #73C975 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 201 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73C975 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73C975 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73C975

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73C975; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73C975
Complementary
#C973C7
Analogous
#9DC973
Analogous
#73C9A0
Triadic
#7573C9
Triadic
#C97573
Split comp.
#A073C9
Split comp.
#C9739D

Tints & Shades of #73C975

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

#86D087
#98D799
#ABDEAB
#C1E7C1
#D3EED3
#E5F5E6

Shades

#56BD58
#40A542
#358836
#296A2A
#1E4D1F
#112C12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73C975.

How #73C975 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#73C975
Protanopia#BEBE76
Protanomaly#A5C275
Deuteranopia#B2B278
Deuteranomaly#9DBC77
Tritanopia#82C1C1
Tritanomaly#7CC4A8
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73C975 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73c975: #73C975;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73C975;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73c975': '#73C975' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.788, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_73c975">#73C975</color>
SVG fillfill="#73C975"

More Green Colors

#73C975 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#73C975 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73C975?

#73C975 is a light green — rgb(115, 201, 117) in RGB and hsl(121, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #73C975?

#73C975 is rgb(115, 201, 117) — red 115, green 201, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73C975?

#73C975 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 42%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73C975 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73C975 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73C975 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73C975 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 13.22, which is visibly different.

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