What color is #73B1BE?

#73B1BE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B1BE?

The RGB value is 115, 177, 190: 115 red, 177 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B1BE?

The complementary color is #BE8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B1BE color

#73B1BE rgb(115, 177, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73B1BE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 69.4% green and 74.5% blue (115, 177, 190).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#73B1BE color codes

HEX	`#73B1BE`
RGB	`rgb(115, 177, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 69.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, -16.56, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 21, 217.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.083, 38.805, 54.505)`
Decimal	`7582142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B1BE, 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 #73B1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #73B1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b1be; }
.text { color: #73b1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 177 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b1be, #738cbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #73B1BE?: #73B1BE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B1BE?: The RGB value is 115, 177, 190: 115 red, 177 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B1BE?: The complementary color is #BE8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.