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#73FF57 Color

#73FF57 is rgb(115, 255, 87) in RGB, hsl(110, 100%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 66%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73FF57
HEX#73FF57
RGBrgb(115, 255, 87)
HSLhsl(110, 100%, 67%)
HSVhsv(110, 66%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 66%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.24 140.6)
LABlab(89.90% -61.98 65.03)
LCHlch(89.90% 89.83 133.62)

What #73FF57 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 #73FF57, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 6.65SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 11.57Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 14.57French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 16.49Erin#00FF40ΔE 16.57Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 17.93

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

#73FF57 Channel Values

How #73FF57 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 255 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 100% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 66% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73FF57 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73FF57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73FF57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73FF57; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73FF57
Complementary
#E357FF
Analogous
#C7FF57
Analogous
#57FF8F
Triadic
#5773FF
Triadic
#FF5773
Split comp.
#8F57FF
Split comp.
#FF57C7

Tints & Shades of #73FF57

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

#84FF6B
#99FF85
#AAFF99
#BFFFB3
#D0FFC7
#E5FFE0

Shades

#4DFF29
#2AFA00
#22CC00
#1A9E00
#137000
#0B4200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73FF57.

How #73FF57 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#73FF57
Protanopia#EEEE59
Protanomaly#C9F558
Deuteranopia#DDDD61
Deuteranomaly#BCEC5D
Tritanopia#92F2F2
Tritanomaly#87F7C7
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73FF57 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73ff57: #73FF57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73FF57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73ff57': '#73FF57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 1.000, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_73ff57">#73FF57</color>
SVG fillfill="#73FF57"

More Green Colors

#73FF57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73FF57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73FF57?

#73FF57 is a light green — rgb(115, 255, 87) in RGB and hsl(110, 100%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #73FF57?

#73FF57 is rgb(115, 255, 87) — red 115, green 255, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73FF57?

#73FF57 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 66%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73FF57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73FF57 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73FF57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73FF57 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 17.93, which is visibly different.

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