What color is #73ADA1?

#73ADA1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73ADA1?

The RGB value is 115, 173, 161: 115 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73ADA1?

The complementary color is #AD737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73ADA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73ADA1 color

#73ADA1 rgb(115, 173, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73ADA1 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 67.8% green and 63.1% blue (115, 173, 161).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% 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 8.22:1).

#73ADA1 color codes

HEX	`#73ADA1`
RGB	`rgb(115, 173, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 67.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.6, -21.59, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.6, 21.59, 179.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.445, 36.104, 39.181)`
Decimal	`7581089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73ADA1, 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 #73ADA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73ADA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #73ADA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ada1; }
.text { color: #73ada1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ada1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 173 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ada1, #739cad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #73ADA1?: #73ADA1 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73ADA1?: The RGB value is 115, 173, 161: 115 red, 173 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73ADA1?: The complementary color is #AD737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73ADA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.