Palettes / Colors / #73BB2A

#73BB2A — Green

#73BB2A is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #73BB2A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#73BB2A is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #732ABB; it also sits naturally between #BBBB2A and #2ABB2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 73% · Blue 16%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #73BB2A

.text { color: #73BB2A; }
.background { background-color: #73BB2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73BB2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 187, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 63%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73BB2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 187, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73BB2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 187, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#73BB2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#73BB2A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #732ABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73BB2A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73BB2A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #73BB2A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #73BB2A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #73BB29  ·  #73BB2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #73BB2A?

#73BB2A is Green, a green color (RGB 115, 187, 42). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73BB2A?

#73BB2A is RGB 115, 187, 42 — HSL 90°, 63%, 45% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 78%, 27%.

What colors go with #73BB2A?

Its complement is #732ABB; analogous partners are #BBBB2A and #2ABB2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73BB2A for text?

Black text on #73BB2A has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.