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#73CE99 Color

#73CE99 is rgb(115, 206, 153) in RGB, hsl(145, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 26%, 19%) 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 9.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73CE99
HEX#73CE99
RGBrgb(115, 206, 153)
HSLhsl(145, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(145, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 26%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.117 156.8)
LABlab(76.06% -37.45 17.62)
LCHlch(76.06% 41.39 154.80)

What #73CE99 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 #73CE99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.81Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.4Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.59Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.73Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.98Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.43

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

#73CE99 Channel Values

How #73CE99 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73CE99 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73CE99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73CE99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73CE99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73CE99
Complementary
#CE73A8
Analogous
#7BCE73
Analogous
#73CEC6
Triadic
#9973CE
Triadic
#CE9973
Split comp.
#C673CE
Split comp.
#CE737B

Tints & Shades of #73CE99

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

#86D5A7
#99DBB5
#ACE2C2
#BFE8D0
#D2EFDE
#E5F6EC

Shades

#55C383
#3DAE6C
#328F59
#266D44
#1C4F31
#102D1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73CE99.

How #73CE99 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#73CE99
Protanopia#C2C299
Protanomaly#A8C799
Deuteranopia#B6B69C
Deuteranomaly#A0C09B
Tritanopia#7EC8C8
Tritanomaly#7ACBB7
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73CE99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73ce99: #73CE99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73CE99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73ce99': '#73CE99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.808, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_73ce99">#73CE99</color>
SVG fillfill="#73CE99"

More Green Colors

#73CE99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73CE99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73CE99?

#73CE99 is a light green — rgb(115, 206, 153) in RGB and hsl(145, 48%, 63%) 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 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #73CE99?

#73CE99 is rgb(115, 206, 153) — red 115, green 206, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73CE99?

#73CE99 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 26%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73CE99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73CE99 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73CE99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73CE99 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 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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