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Recognised as Colour

#73C53B

  • #73C53B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#73C53B is a green with RGB values 115, 197, 59 and HSL 96°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#73C53B#73C53B
HEX#73C53B
RGBrgb(115, 197, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7725, 0.2314
RGB percentages45.1%, 77.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(95.7, 54.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.7, 70.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK41.6%, 0%, 70.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,587,131
CSS custom property--colour: #73C53B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#8C3AC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB525no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1AE48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#71BEAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.6Limegreen · ΔE 19.4Forest green · ΔE 25.5Light green · ΔE 25.9Pale green · ΔE 27.2Green · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D3BC5
Analogous#B8C53B, #3BC548
Triadic#3B73C5, #C53B73
Split complementary#483BC5, #C53BB8
Tetradic#3BB8C5, #8D3BC5, #C5483B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F4D8
Lighter +30%#C7E8B1
Lighter +20%#ABDC8A
Lighter +10%#8FD162
Darker −10%#5C9E2F
Darker −20%#457723
Darker −30%#2E4F18
Darker −40%#17280C
More saturated +25%#6DE51B
Less saturated −25%#79A55B

Channel breakdown

R115
G197
B59
Red115 (45.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue95.65°
Saturation (HSL)54.33%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G C5 · B 3B

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