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Recognised as Colour

#73B557

  • #73B557
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#73B557 is a green with RGB values 115, 181, 87 and HSL 102°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#73B557#73B557
HEX#73B557
RGBrgb(115, 181, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7098, 0.3412
RGB percentages45.1%, 71%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(102.1, 38.8%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.1, 51.9%, 71%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 51.9%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,583,063
CSS custom property--colour: #73B557;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#8C4AA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA84Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1A25Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#70AFA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 18.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.5Forest green · ΔE 20.7Light green · ΔE 20.9Pale green · ΔE 25.3Sea green · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 18.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9957B5
Analogous#A2B557, #57B56A
Triadic#5773B5, #B55773
Split complementary#6A57B5, #B557A2
Tetradic#57A2B5, #9957B5, #B56A57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F3E5
Lighter +30%#CCE4C1
Lighter +20%#AED49E
Lighter +10%#91C57A
Darker −10%#5B9742
Darker −20%#467333
Darker −30%#305023
Darker −40%#1B2C14
More saturated +25%#67D339
Less saturated −25%#7F9775

Channel breakdown

R115
G181
B87
Red115 (45.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue102.13°
Saturation (HSL)38.84%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G B5 · B 57

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