Palettes / Colors / #73BF81

#73BF81 — Muted Green

#73BF81 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #73BF81 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.

#73BF81 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BF73B1; it also sits naturally between #8BBF73 and #73BFA7. 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 75% · Blue 51%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73BF81

.text { color: #73BF81; }
.background { background-color: #73BF81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73BF81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 191, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 37%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73BF81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 191, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73BF81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 191, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#73BF81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#73BF81">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF73B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73BF81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73BF81

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 #73BF81 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 #73BF81 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #73BF81?

#73BF81 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 115, 191, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73BF81?

#73BF81 is RGB 115, 191, 129 — HSL 131°, 37%, 60% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 32%, 25%.

What colors go with #73BF81?

Its complement is #BF73B1; analogous partners are #8BBF73 and #73BFA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73BF81 for text?

Black text on #73BF81 has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.