What color is #73B5CD?

#73B5CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Martini. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B5CD?

The RGB value is 115, 181, 205: 115 red, 181 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B5CD?

The complementary color is #CD8B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B5CD color

#73B5CD rgb(115, 181, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73B5CD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71% green and 80.4% blue (115, 181, 205).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 47% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Martini (#52B4D3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#73B5CD color codes

HEX	`#73B5CD`
RGB	`rgb(115, 181, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 47%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 44%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 12%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -14.7, -18.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 23.79, 231.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.61, 41.098, 63.855)`
Decimal	`7583181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B5CD, 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 #73B5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #73B5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b5cd; }
.text { color: #73b5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 181 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b5cd, #7388cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #73B5CD?: #73B5CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Martini. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B5CD?: The RGB value is 115, 181, 205: 115 red, 181 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B5CD?: The complementary color is #CD8B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.