Palettes / Colors / #73DC09
#73DC09 — Vivid Green
#73DC09 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #73DC09 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.
#73DC09 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 #7309DC; it also sits naturally between #DCDC09 and #09DC09. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #73DC09 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 115, 220, 9 |
| HSL | 90°, 92%, 45% |
| HSV | 90°, 96%, 86% |
| CMYK | 48%, 0%, 96%, 14% |
| XYZ | 32.71, 54.85, 9.12 |
| Yxy | 54.85, 0.3383, 0.5673 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.96, -58.89, 76.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.06, -47.55, 42.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 45% · Green 86% · Blue 4%
Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #73DC09
.text { color: #73DC09; }
.background { background-color: #73DC09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73DC09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 220, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 92%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73DC09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 220, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73DC09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 220, 9, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#73DC09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#73DC09">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7309DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #73DC09: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73DC09
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #73DC09: ·
How #73DC09 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 #73DC09 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #73DC09?
#73DC09 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 115, 220, 9). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #73DC09?
#73DC09 is RGB 115, 220, 9 — HSL 90°, 92%, 45% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 96%, 14%.
What colors go with #73DC09?
Its complement is #7309DC; analogous partners are #DCDC09 and #09DC09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #73DC09 for text?
Black text on #73DC09 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.