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Recognised as Colour

#73C59A

  • #73C59A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#73C59A is a green with RGB values 115, 197, 154 and HSL 149°, 41%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#73C59A#73C59A
HEX#73C59A
RGBrgb(115, 197, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7725, 0.6039
RGB percentages45.1%, 77.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(148.5, 41.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(148.5, 41.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK41.6%, 0%, 21.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,587,226
CSS custom property--colour: #73C59A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8C3A65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3BA98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B19Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5FC4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.9Turquoise · ΔE 21.6Light seagreen · ΔE 21.8Aquamarine · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5739E
Analogous#75C573, #73C5C3
Triadic#9A73C5, #C59A73
Split complementary#C373C5, #C57375
Tetradic#7375C5, #C5739E, #C5C373

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF2E8
Lighter +20%#BBE3CE
Lighter +10%#97D4B4
Darker −10%#4FB680
Darker −20%#3E9467
Darker −30%#2F704E
Darker −40%#204C35
More saturated +25%#5ADE99
Less saturated −25%#8CAC9B

Channel breakdown

R115
G197
B154
Red115 (45.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue148.54°
Saturation (HSL)41.41%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G C5 · B 9A

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