What color is #73BFB8?

#73BFB8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73BFB8?

The RGB value is 115, 191, 184: 115 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73BFB8?

The complementary color is #BF737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73BFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73BFB8 color

#73BFB8 rgb(115, 191, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73BFB8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (115, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#73BFB8 color codes

HEX	`#73BFB8`
RGB	`rgb(115, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, -25.19, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 25.49, 188.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.349, 44.365, 52.091)`
Decimal	`7585720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73BFB8, 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 #73BFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73BFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #73BFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73bfb8; }
.text { color: #73bfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73bfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73bfb8, #73a0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #73BFB8?: #73BFB8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73BFB8?: The RGB value is 115, 191, 184: 115 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73BFB8?: The complementary color is #BF737A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73BFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.