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#73D4A3 Color

#73D4A3 is rgb(115, 212, 163) in RGB, hsl(150, 53%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 23%, 17%) 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 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73D4A3
HEX#73D4A3
RGBrgb(115, 212, 163)
HSLhsl(150, 53%, 64%)
HSVhsv(150, 46%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 23%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.117 160.1)
LABlab(78.01% -38.41 15.06)
LCHlch(78.01% 41.26 158.60)

What #73D4A3 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 #73D4A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.66Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.82Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.46Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.48Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.99Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.22

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

#73D4A3 Channel Values

How #73D4A3 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 212 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 53% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 46% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73D4A3 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73D4A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73D4A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73D4A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73D4A3
Complementary
#D473A3
Analogous
#73D473
Analogous
#73D4D4
Triadic
#A373D4
Triadic
#D4A373
Split comp.
#D473D4
Split comp.
#D47373

Tints & Shades of #73D4A3

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

#86DAB0
#9AE0BD
#ADE6C9
#BDEBD4
#D0F1E0
#E4F7ED

Shades

#4FC98C
#38B778
#2E9461
#24754D
#195236
#103321

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73D4A3.

How #73D4A3 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#73D4A3
Protanopia#C8C8A3
Protanomaly#ACCDA3
Deuteranopia#BBBBA6
Deuteranomaly#A3C6A5
Tritanopia#7ECFCF
Tritanomaly#7AD1BF
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73D4A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73d4a3: #73D4A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73D4A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73d4a3': '#73D4A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.831, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_73d4a3">#73D4A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#73D4A3"

More Green Colors

#73D4A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#73D4A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73D4A3?

#73D4A3 is a light green — rgb(115, 212, 163) in RGB and hsl(150, 53%, 64%) 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 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #73D4A3?

#73D4A3 is rgb(115, 212, 163) — red 115, green 212, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73D4A3?

#73D4A3 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 23%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73D4A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73D4A3 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73D4A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73D4A3 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 7.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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