#73B683Frog Pond (#73B683) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 151°, lightness 0.72 and chroma 0.101. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #73B683 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 182, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 31%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(134, 37%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 0%, 28%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.6 -32.2 19.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.718 0.101 151) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Frog Pond shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7fb279 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#7bb780 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#73b683 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#72b785 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Frog Pond in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.4:1 and against black 8.75:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d3ffdc · #9edaab · #73b683 · #508c5f · #30673f · #104321
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8edbce · #7bc9aa · #73b683 · #799e63 · #7a874a · #767036
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9dced2 · #73b683 · #5e946b · #00777f · #265935 · #003a3e
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d1f6d8 · #b9ccbd · #73b683 · #a56b9f · #4d6b54 · #374a3b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff6 · #73b683 · #808c82 · #565055 · #19251b · #020002
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8eef7 · #d0c5cf · #a497a2 · #2c1c2a · #090108 · #73b683
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dbb6 · #73b683 · #779769 · #ad4e8e · #342d4e · #160728
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#feebfb · #73b683 · #907db2 · #7d374f · #291443 · #0a0002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edf1ff · #73b683 · #7686ba · #80392e · #420a04 · #00000c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f4ff · #73b683 · #5a8fb5 · #713b6c · #361900 · #040004
#87C194 · #9BCDA5 · #AED8B6 · #C1E4C8 · #D5EFDA
#5A9669 · #41774F · #2A5A37 · #133E21 · #00240B
#7FB28A · #8AAF91 · #94AB98
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.