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#73CE7C Color

#73CE7C is rgb(115, 206, 124) in RGB, hsl(126, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 19%) 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 8.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73CE7C
HEX#73CE7C
RGBrgb(115, 206, 124)
HSLhsl(126, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(126, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.145 146.2)
LABlab(75.63% -41.26 31.99)
LCHlch(75.63% 52.21 142.21)

What #73CE7C 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 #73CE7C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.15Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.22Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.77Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.95Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.79Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.81

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

#73CE7C Channel Values

How #73CE7C 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 206 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73CE7C 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73CE7C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73CE7C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73CE7C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73CE7C
Complementary
#CE73C5
Analogous
#98CE73
Analogous
#73CEAA
Triadic
#7C73CE
Triadic
#CE7C73
Split comp.
#AA73CE
Split comp.
#CE7398

Tints & Shades of #73CE7C

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

#86D58E
#99DBA0
#ACE2B1
#BFE8C3
#D2EFD5
#E5F6E6

Shades

#55C360
#3DAE48
#328F3C
#266D2E
#1C4F21
#102D13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73CE7C.

How #73CE7C 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#73CE7C
Protanopia#C2C27D
Protanomaly#A8C77C
Deuteranopia#B6B67F
Deuteranomaly#A0C07E
Tritanopia#82C6C6
Tritanomaly#7CC9AD
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73CE7C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73ce7c: #73CE7C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73CE7C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73ce7c': '#73CE7C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.808, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_73ce7c">#73CE7C</color>
SVG fillfill="#73CE7C"

More Green Colors

#73CE7C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73CE7C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73CE7C?

#73CE7C is a light green — rgb(115, 206, 124) in RGB and hsl(126, 48%, 63%) 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 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #73CE7C?

#73CE7C is rgb(115, 206, 124) — red 115, green 206, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73CE7C?

#73CE7C converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73CE7C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73CE7C scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73CE7C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73CE7C 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 11.95, which is visibly different.

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