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Recognised as Colour

#73A500

  • #73A500
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#73A500 is a green with RGB values 115, 165, 0 and HSL 78°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#73A500#73A500
HEX#73A500
RGBrgb(115, 165, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6471, 0
RGB percentages45.1%, 64.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(78.2, 100%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.2, 100%, 64.7%)
CMYK30.3%, 0%, 100%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,578,880
CSS custom property--colour: #73A500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#8C5AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79520no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#789D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.7Olivedrab · ΔE 18.3Forest green · ΔE 25.6Green · ΔE 25.9Olive · ΔE 27Limegreen · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3200A5
Analogous#A58400, #20A500
Triadic#0073A5, #A50073
Split complementary#0020A5, #8500A5
Tetradic#00A585, #3200A5, #A50020

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4FF72
Lighter +30%#C5FF3F
Lighter +20%#B5FF0C
Lighter +10%#97D800
Darker −10%#4F7200
Darker −20%#2C3F00
Darker −30%#080C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#73A500
Less saturated −25%#6B9015

Channel breakdown

R115
G165
B0
Red115 (45.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue78.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G A5 · B 00

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