What color is #73AAA2?

#73AAA2 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 #73AAA2?

The RGB value is 115, 170, 162: 115 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AAA2?

The complementary color is #AA737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AAA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73AAA2 color

#73AAA2 rgb(115, 170, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73AAA2 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 66.7% green and 63.5% blue (115, 170, 162).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#73AAA2 color codes

HEX	`#73AAA2`
RGB	`rgb(115, 170, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 66.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, -19.82, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 19.89, 184.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.964, 35.001, 39.458)`
Decimal	`7580322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AAA2, 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 #73AAA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AAA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #73AAA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73aaa2; }
.text { color: #73aaa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73aaa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 170 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73aaa2, #7397aa); }

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Questions

What color is #73AAA2?: #73AAA2 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 #73AAA2?: The RGB value is 115, 170, 162: 115 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AAA2?: The complementary color is #AA737B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AAA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.