What color is #73BFBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #73BFBB?

The RGB value is 115, 191, 187: 115 red, 191 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73BFBB?

The complementary color is #BF7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73BFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73BFBB color

#73BFBB rgb(115, 191, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73BFBB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (115, 191, 187).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#73BFBB color codes

HEX	`#73BFBB`
RGB	`rgb(115, 191, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 74.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.56, -24.46, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.56, 25.05, 192.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.667, 44.492, 53.765)`
Decimal	`7585723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73BFBB, 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 #73BFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73BFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #73BFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73bfbb; }
.text { color: #73bfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73bfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 191 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73bfbb, #739dbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #73BFBB?: #73BFBB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73BFBB?: The RGB value is 115, 191, 187: 115 red, 191 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73BFBB?: The complementary color is #BF7377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73BFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.