What color is #73B7C0?

#73B7C0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B7C0?

The RGB value is 115, 183, 192: 115 red, 183 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B7C0?

The complementary color is #C07C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B7C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B7C0 color

#73B7C0 rgb(115, 183, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73B7C0 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 71.8% green and 75.3% blue (115, 183, 192).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 38% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Cuttlefish (#7FBBC2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#73B7C0 color codes

HEX	`#73B7C0`
RGB	`rgb(115, 183, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 71.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 38%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, -19.16, -11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 22.27, 210.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.515, 41.315, 56.068)`
Decimal	`7583680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B7C0, 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 #73B7C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B7C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #73B7C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b7c0; }
.text { color: #73b7c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b7c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 183 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b7c0, #7391c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #73B7C0?: #73B7C0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B7C0?: The RGB value is 115, 183, 192: 115 red, 183 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B7C0?: The complementary color is #C07C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B7C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.