What color is #73AFA8?

#73AFA8 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 #73AFA8?

The RGB value is 115, 175, 168: 115 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73AFA8?

The complementary color is #AF737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73AFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73AFA8 color

#73AFA8 rgb(115, 175, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73AFA8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 68.6% green and 65.9% blue (115, 175, 168).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#73AFA8 color codes

HEX	`#73AFA8`
RGB	`rgb(115, 175, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 68.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, -20.97, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 21.13, 187.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.466, 37.13, 42.652)`
Decimal	`7581608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73AFA8, 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 #73AFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73AFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #73AFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73afa8; }
.text { color: #73afa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73afa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 175 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73afa8, #7398af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #73AFA8?: #73AFA8 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 #73AFA8?: The RGB value is 115, 175, 168: 115 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73AFA8?: The complementary color is #AF737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73AFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.