What color is #73BECB?

#73BECB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73BECB?

The RGB value is 115, 190, 203: 115 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73BECB?

The complementary color is #CB8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73BECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73BECB color

#73BECB rgb(115, 190, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73BECB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 74.5% green and 79.6% blue (115, 190, 203).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 46% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wavelet (#7DC4CD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#73BECB color codes

HEX	`#73BECB`
RGB	`rgb(115, 190, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 74.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 46%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 43%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -19.9, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 24.24, 214.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.259, 44.781, 63.221)`
Decimal	`7585483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73BECB, 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 #73BECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73BECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #73BECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73becb; }
.text { color: #73becb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73becb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 190 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73becb, #7392cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #73BECB?: #73BECB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73BECB?: The RGB value is 115, 190, 203: 115 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73BECB?: The complementary color is #CB8073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73BECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.