What color is #73AACE?

#73AACE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wandering River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73AACE?

The RGB value is 115, 170, 206: 115 red, 170 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AACE?

The complementary color is #CE9773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73AACE color

#73AACE rgb(115, 170, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73AACE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 66.7% green and 80.8% blue (115, 170, 206).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wandering River (#73A4C6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#73AACE color codes

HEX	`#73AACE`
RGB	`rgb(115, 170, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 66.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.16, -8.53, -23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.16, 25.43, 250.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.582, 36.848, 63.776)`
Decimal	`7580366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AACE, 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 #73AACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #73AACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73aace; }
.text { color: #73aace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73aace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 170 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73aace, #737dce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #73AACE?: #73AACE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Wandering River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73AACE?: The RGB value is 115, 170, 206: 115 red, 170 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AACE?: The complementary color is #CE9773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.