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Recognised as Colour

#73CA56

  • #73CA56
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#73CA56 is a green with RGB values 115, 202, 86 and HSL 105°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#73CA56#73CA56
HEX#73CA56
RGBrgb(115, 202, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7922, 0.3373
RGB percentages45.1%, 79.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(105, 52.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 57.4%, 79.2%)
CMYK43.1%, 0%, 57.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,588,438
CSS custom property--colour: #73CA56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#8C35A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BA4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B35Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6DC4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.5Pale green · ΔE 19.8Yellow green · ΔE 20.2Limegreen · ΔE 23.2Forest green · ΔE 23.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD56CA
Analogous#ADCA56, #56CA73
Triadic#5673CA, #CA5673
Split complementary#7356CA, #CA56AD
Tetradic#56ADCA, #AD56CA, #CA7356

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBF1
Lighter +30%#D3EFCA
Lighter +20%#B3E2A4
Lighter +10%#93D67D
Darker −10%#58B439
Darker −20%#458E2C
Darker −30%#326720
Darker −40%#1F4014
More saturated +25%#65E63A
Less saturated −25%#81AE72

Channel breakdown

R115
G202
B86
Red115 (45.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)52.25%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G CA · B 56

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