What color is #73A9BF?

#73A9BF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A9BF?

The RGB value is 115, 169, 191: 115 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A9BF?

The complementary color is #BF8973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A9BF color

#73A9BF rgb(115, 169, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73A9BF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 66.3% green and 74.9% blue (115, 169, 191).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#73A9BF color codes

HEX	`#73A9BF`
RGB	`rgb(115, 169, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 66.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, -12.06, -16.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 20.74, 234.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.659, 35.78, 54.571)`
Decimal	`7580095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A9BF, 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 #73A9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #73A9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a9bf; }
.text { color: #73a9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 169 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a9bf, #7383bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #73A9BF?: #73A9BF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A9BF?: The RGB value is 115, 169, 191: 115 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A9BF?: The complementary color is #BF8973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.