Recognised as Colour
#73B10C
- #73B10C
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#73B10C is a green with RGB values 115, 177, 12 and HSL 83°, 87%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#73B10C#73B10C
HEX#73B10C
RGBrgb(115, 177, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6941, 0.0471
RGB percentages45.1%, 69.4%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(82.5, 87.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.5, 93.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK35%, 0%, 93.2%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,581,964
CSS custom property--colour: #73B10C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8C4EF3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A0CB1
Analogous#B19C0C, #21B10C
Triadic#0C73B1, #B10C73
Split complementary#0C21B1, #9C0CB1
Tetradic#0CB19C, #4A0CB1, #B10C21
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R115
G177
B12
Red115 (45.1%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue82.55°
Saturation (HSL)87.3%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G B1 · B 0C
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