What color is #73B9AF?

#73B9AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73B9AF?

The RGB value is 115, 185, 175: 115 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73B9AF?

The complementary color is #B9737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73B9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73B9AF color

#73B9AF rgb(115, 185, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73B9AF is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 72.5% green and 68.6% blue (115, 185, 175).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#73B9AF color codes

HEX	`#73B9AF`
RGB	`rgb(115, 185, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 72.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 38%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.48, -24.37, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.48, 24.44, 184.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.154, 41.436, 46.853)`
Decimal	`7584175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73B9AF, 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 #73B9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73B9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #73B9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73b9af; }
.text { color: #73b9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73b9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 185 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73b9af, #73a0b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73B9AF?: #73B9AF is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73B9AF?: The RGB value is 115, 185, 175: 115 red, 185 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73B9AF?: The complementary color is #B9737D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73B9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.