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#73A040

#73a040 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#73a040 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 62.75% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 88.13°, with 42.86% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2916

Complementary

  1. #73a040
  2. #6d40a0

Split complementary

  1. #73a040
  2. #4043a0
  3. #9d40a0

Analogous

  1. #a09d40
  2. #73a040
  3. #43a040

Triadic

  1. #73a040
  2. #4073a0
  3. #a04073

Tetradic

  1. #73a040
  2. #40a06d
  3. #6d40a0
  4. #a04073

Square

  1. #73a040
  2. #40a09d
  3. #6d40a0
  4. #a04043

Monochromatic

  1. #243314
  2. #4c692a
  3. #73a040
  4. #99c369
  5. #bed9a0

Shades

#73a040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73a040
  2. #68903a
  3. #5c8033
  4. #51702d
  5. #456026
  6. #3a5020
  7. #2e401a
  8. #233013
  9. #17200d
  10. #0c1006
  11. #000000

Tints

#73a040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73a040
  2. #81aa53
  3. #8fb366
  4. #9dbd79
  5. #abc68c
  6. #b9d0a0
  7. #c7d9b3
  8. #d5e3c6
  9. #e3ecd9
  10. #f1f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73a040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73a040
  2. #749d46
  3. #769a4d
  4. #779653
  5. #78935a
  6. #7a9060
  7. #7b8d66
  8. #7c8a6d
  9. #7d8673
  10. #7f837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87987a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79536 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09247 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #759a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959a3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #909844 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #749c74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73a040 {
  color: #73a040;
}
Background
.bg-73a040 {
  background-color: #73a040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73a040 {
  border: 2px solid #73a040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73a040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 160 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 43% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73a040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73a040, #43a040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73a040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 160 64 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.42 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.15 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.19 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.77 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.97 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.57 #8c5fbf Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#73a040  rgb(115, 160, 64)  hsl(88, 43%, 44%)  Olive Drab
#6d40a0  rgb(109, 64, 160)  hsl(268, 43%, 44%)  Purple Heart
#4073a0  rgb(64, 115, 160)  hsl(208, 43%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#a04073  rgb(160, 64, 115)  hsl(328, 43%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender