What color is #73B2A7?

#73B2A7 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 #73B2A7?

The RGB value is 115, 178, 167: 115 red, 178 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B2A7?

The complementary color is #B2737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B2A7 color

#73B2A7 rgb(115, 178, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73B2A7 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 69.8% green and 65.5% blue (115, 178, 167).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#73B2A7 color codes

HEX	`#73B2A7`
RGB	`rgb(115, 178, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 69.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, -22.73, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 22.75, 182)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.963, 38.274, 42.36)`
Decimal	`7582375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B2A7, 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 #73B2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #73B2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b2a7; }
.text { color: #73b2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 178 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b2a7, #739eb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73B2A7?: #73B2A7 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 #73B2A7?: The RGB value is 115, 178, 167: 115 red, 178 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B2A7?: The complementary color is #B2737E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.