What color is #73A89F?

#73A89F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A89F?

The RGB value is 115, 168, 159: 115 red, 168 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A89F?

The complementary color is #A8737C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A89F color

#73A89F rgb(115, 168, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73A89F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 65.9% green and 62.4% blue (115, 168, 159).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#73A89F color codes

HEX	`#73A89F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 168, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 65.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, -19.48, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 19.51, 182.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.329, 34.152, 37.946)`
Decimal	`7579807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A89F, 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 #73A89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #73A89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a89f; }
.text { color: #73a89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 168 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a89f, #7397a8); }

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Questions

What color is #73A89F?: #73A89F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A89F?: The RGB value is 115, 168, 159: 115 red, 168 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A89F?: The complementary color is #A8737C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.