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Recognised as Colour

#73BB56

  • #73BB56
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#73BB56 is a green with RGB values 115, 187, 86 and HSL 103°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#73BB56#73BB56
HEX#73BB56
RGBrgb(115, 187, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7333, 0.3373
RGB percentages45.1%, 73.3%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(102.8, 42.6%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.8, 54%, 73.3%)
CMYK38.5%, 0%, 54%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,584,598
CSS custom property--colour: #73BB56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8C44A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0AD4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A75Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6FB5A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19.1Olivedrab · ΔE 20.5Forest green · ΔE 20.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 21Pale green · ΔE 23.1Yellow green · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E56BB
Analogous#A5BB56, #56BB6C
Triadic#5673BB, #BB5673
Split complementary#6B56BB, #BB56A6
Tetradic#56A6BB, #9E56BB, #BB6C56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF6E7
Lighter +30%#CDE7C3
Lighter +20%#AFD89F
Lighter +10%#91CA7A
Darker −10%#5B9E40
Darker −20%#467A31
Darker −30%#315622
Darker −40%#1C3114
More saturated +25%#66D938
Less saturated −25%#809D74

Channel breakdown

R115
G187
B86
Red115 (45.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue102.77°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G BB · B 56

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