HEX atlas value

#73A531

#73A531 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 115, 165, 49, HSL 86, 54%, 42%, has luminance 0.3078, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#73A531 Sample readable text

HEX #73A531

RGB rgb(115, 165, 49)

HSL hsl(86 54% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 70, 35)

Luminance 0.3078

Contrast Black 7.16:1White 2.93:1

CSS

--color-73a531: #73A531;
.background-73a531 { background-color: #73A531; }
.text-73a531 { color: #73A531; }

Luminance0.3078

Black text7.16:1AA Pass

White text2.93:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#73A531","rgb":[115,165,49],"hsl":[86,54,42],"cmyk":[30,0,70,35],"luminance":0.3078,"contrast":{"black":7.16,"white":2.93}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A0D062","hex":"#A0D062","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.69,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#76BC1A","hex":"#76BC1A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.43,"contrastWhite":2.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#6331A5","hex":"#6331A5","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.51,"contrastWhite":8.35,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A59D31","hex":"#A59D31","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.47,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/73a531.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6331A5","analogous":["#A59D31","#39A531"],"triadic":["#3173A5","#A53173"],"tetradic":["#31A59D","#6331A5","#A53139"],"splitComplementary":["#3139A5","#9D31A5"],"monochromatic":["#A0D062","#73A531","#425E1C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A0D062","dark":"#425E1C","saturated":"#76BC1A","desaturated":"#708D49","pastel":"#AFCC8A","neon":"#91FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":35.81898937714463},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":49.13247398615299},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":51.778373863998475}]

HEX meaning and use

About #73A531

#73A531 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #73A531 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 115, 165, and 49, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 54% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3078, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.16:1AA Pass

White text2.93:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #73A531 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A0D062#000000 text · best 11.69:1#A0D062

#76BC1A#000000 text · best 8.98:1#76BC1A

Kelly Green#000000 text · best 8.43:1#4CBB17

#6331A5#FFFFFF text · best 8.35:1#6331A5

#A59D31#000000 text · best 7.47:1#A59D31

Generated Palette

#73A531#73A531

#6331A5#6331A5

#A59D31#A59D31

#39A531#39A531

#A0D062#A0D062

#425E1C#425E1C

Color Harmonies

#6331A5#6331A5

#A59D31#A59D31

#39A531#39A531

#3173A5#3173A5

#A53173#A53173

Variants

#A0D062#A0D062

#425E1C#425E1C

#76BC1A#76BC1A

#708D49#708D49

#AFCC8A#AFCC8A

#91FF00#91FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Kelly Green#4CBB17

#73A531

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #73A531

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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