What color is #73BCB0?

#73BCB0 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 #73BCB0?

The RGB value is 115, 188, 176: 115 red, 188 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73BCB0?

The complementary color is #BC737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73BCB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73BCB0 color

#73BCB0 rgb(115, 188, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73BCB0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 73.7% green and 69% blue (115, 188, 176).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#73BCB0 color codes

HEX	`#73BCB0`
RGB	`rgb(115, 188, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 73.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, -25.62, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 25.64, 182.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.887, 42.744, 47.583)`
Decimal	`7584944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73BCB0, 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 #73BCB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73BCB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #73BCB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73bcb0; }
.text { color: #73bcb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73bcb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 188 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73bcb0, #73a3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #73BCB0?: #73BCB0 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 #73BCB0?: The RGB value is 115, 188, 176: 115 red, 188 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73BCB0?: The complementary color is #BC737F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73BCB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.