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Recognised as Colour

#73CA9A

  • #73CA9A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#73CA9A is a green with RGB values 115, 202, 154 and HSL 147°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#73CA9A#73CA9A
HEX#73CA9A
RGBrgb(115, 202, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7922, 0.6039
RGB percentages45.1%, 79.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(146.9, 45.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.9, 43.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK43.1%, 0%, 23.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,588,506
CSS custom property--colour: #73CA9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#8C3565

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9BE97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBB59Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5EC9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 17Aquamarine · ΔE 20Turquoise · ΔE 22.1Sea green · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA73A3
Analogous#78CA73, #73CAC5
Triadic#9A73CA, #CA9A73
Split complementary#C573CA, #CA7378
Tetradic#7378CA, #CA73A3, #CAC573

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F4EA
Lighter +20%#BDE6CF
Lighter +10%#98D8B5
Darker −10%#4EBC7F
Darker −20%#3B9C66
Darker −30%#2D774E
Darker −40%#1F5236
More saturated +25%#5BE298
Less saturated −25%#8BB29C

Channel breakdown

R115
G202
B154
Red115 (45.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue146.9°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G CA · B 9A

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