What color is #73A3A2?

#73A3A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A3A2?

The RGB value is 115, 163, 162: 115 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A3A2?

The complementary color is #A37374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A3A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A3A2 color

#73A3A2 rgb(115, 163, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73A3A2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 63.9% green and 63.5% blue (115, 163, 162).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#73A3A2 color codes

HEX	`#73A3A2`
RGB	`rgb(115, 163, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 63.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, -16.17, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 16.82, 196.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.687, 32.446, 39.032)`
Decimal	`7578530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A3A2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #73A3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A3A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #73A3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a3a2; }
.text { color: #73a3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 163 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a3a2, #738ca3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73A3A2?: #73A3A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A3A2?: The RGB value is 115, 163, 162: 115 red, 163 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A3A2?: The complementary color is #A37374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A3A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.