What color is #73A49D?

#73A49D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A49D?

The RGB value is 115, 164, 157: 115 red, 164 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A49D?

The complementary color is #A4737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A49D color

#73A49D rgb(115, 164, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73A49D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 64.3% green and 61.6% blue (115, 164, 157).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#73A49D color codes

HEX	`#73A49D`
RGB	`rgb(115, 164, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 64.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -17.87, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 17.94, 185.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.429, 32.629, 36.797)`
Decimal	`7578781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A49D, 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 #73A49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #73A49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a49d; }
.text { color: #73a49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 164 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a49d, #7393a4); }

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Questions

What color is #73A49D?: #73A49D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A49D?: The RGB value is 115, 164, 157: 115 red, 164 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A49D?: The complementary color is #A4737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.