What color is #73A6A2?

#73A6A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A6A2?

The RGB value is 115, 166, 162: 115 red, 166 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A6A2?

The complementary color is #A67377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A6A2 color

#73A6A2 rgb(115, 166, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73A6A2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 65.1% green and 63.5% blue (115, 166, 162).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#73A6A2 color codes

HEX	`#73A6A2`
RGB	`rgb(115, 166, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 65.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, -17.74, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 18.06, 190.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.226, 33.524, 39.212)`
Decimal	`7579298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A6A2, 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 #73A6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #73A6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a6a2; }
.text { color: #73a6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 166 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a6a2, #7391a6); }

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Questions

What color is #73A6A2?: #73A6A2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A6A2?: The RGB value is 115, 166, 162: 115 red, 166 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A6A2?: The complementary color is #A67377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.