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#73D4A5 Color

#73D4A5 is rgb(115, 212, 165) in RGB, hsl(151, 53%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 22%, 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 6.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73D4A5
HEX#73D4A5
RGBrgb(115, 212, 165)
HSLhsl(151, 53%, 64%)
HSVhsv(151, 46%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 22%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.115 161.1)
LABlab(78.05% -38.11 14.06)
LCHlch(78.05% 40.62 159.75)

What #73D4A5 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 #73D4A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.72Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.29Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.06Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.54Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.14

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

#73D4A5 Channel Values

How #73D4A5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 53% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 46% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73D4A5 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 text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73D4A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73D4A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73D4A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73D4A5
Complementary
#D473A2
Analogous
#73D474
Analogous
#73D2D4
Triadic
#A573D4
Triadic
#D4A573
Split comp.
#D473D2
Split comp.
#D47473

Tints & Shades of #73D4A5

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

#86DAB1
#9AE0BE
#ADE6CA
#BDEBD4
#D0F1E1
#E4F7ED

Shades

#4FC98E
#38B77A
#2E9463
#24754E
#195236
#103322

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73D4A5.

How #73D4A5 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#73D4A5
Protanopia#C8C8A5
Protanomaly#ACCDA5
Deuteranopia#BBBBA8
Deuteranomaly#A3C6A7
Tritanopia#7ECFCF
Tritanomaly#7AD1C0
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73D4A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73d4a5: #73D4A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73D4A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73d4a5': '#73D4A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.831, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_73d4a5">#73D4A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#73D4A5"

More Green Colors

#73D4A5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#73D4A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73D4A5?

#73D4A5 is a light green — rgb(115, 212, 165) in RGB and hsl(151, 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 6.72.

What is the RGB value of #73D4A5?

#73D4A5 is rgb(115, 212, 165) — red 115, green 212, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73D4A5?

#73D4A5 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 22%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73D4A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73D4A5 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73D4A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73D4A5 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 6.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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