Information about #73AF27 color

#73AF27 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#73AF27 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 175, 39) — 45.1% red, 68.6% green, 15.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 0 / 78 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#73AF27 is a energetic, saturated zesty chartreuse that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lima (#7AAC21). Nearby in the Register you will also find Christi (#71A91D) and Leaf (#71AA34).

In RGB terms — rgb(115, 175, 39) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #73AF27 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#73AF27 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#73AF27 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #73AF27

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Green Snake color link
Green Snake

#6CBB3C

Alien Green color link
Alien Green

#6CC417

Wham color link
Wham

#5FB33A

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73AF27
  • RGB115, 175, 39
  • CMYK34, 0, 78, 31
  • CSSrgb(115, 175, 39)
  • HSL86°, 64%, 42%
  • HSL Precise86.471°, 63.551%, 41.961%
  • HSV86°, 78%, 69%
  • HSB86°, 78%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.686, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.686, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.686, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID73AF27
  • DECIMAL ID7581479
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01