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#73E28B Color

#73E28B is rgb(115, 226, 139) in RGB, hsl(133, 66%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 38%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73E28B
HEX#73E28B
RGBrgb(115, 226, 139)
HSLhsl(133, 66%, 67%)
HSVhsv(133, 49%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 38%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.159 148.9)
LABlab(81.78% -47.16 32.39)
LCHlch(81.78% 57.21 145.52)

What #73E28B 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 #73E28B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.51Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.05Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.16Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.82Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.65Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.84

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

#73E28B Channel Values

How #73E28B 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 226 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 66% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 49% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73E28B 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73E28B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73E28B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73E28B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73E28B
Complementary
#E273CA
Analogous
#93E273
Analogous
#73E2C3
Triadic
#8B73E2
Triadic
#E28B73
Split comp.
#C373E2
Split comp.
#E27393

Tints & Shades of #73E28B

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

#84E699
#99EAAB
#AAEEB9
#C0F2CA
#D0F5D8
#E6FAEA

Shades

#4DDB6C
#2ACF4E
#23A940
#1B8331
#135D23
#0B3715

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73E28B.

How #73E28B 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#73E28B
Protanopia#D4D48C
Protanomaly#B5DA8B
Deuteranopia#C6C68F
Deuteranomaly#ABD28D
Tritanopia#85D9D9
Tritanomaly#7EDDBF
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73E28B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73e28b: #73E28B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73E28B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73e28b': '#73E28B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.886, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_73e28b">#73E28B</color>
SVG fillfill="#73E28B"

More Green Colors

#73E28B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73E28B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73E28B?

#73E28B is a light green — rgb(115, 226, 139) in RGB and hsl(133, 66%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #73E28B?

#73E28B is rgb(115, 226, 139) — red 115, green 226, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73E28B?

#73E28B converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 38%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73E28B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73E28B scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73E28B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73E28B 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 7.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.