What color is #73FFDF?

#73FFDF is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Aquamarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73FFDF?

The RGB value is 115, 255, 223: 115 red, 255 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73FFDF?

The complementary color is #FF7393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73FFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73FFDF color

#73FFDF rgb(115, 255, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #73FFDF is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 100% green and 87.5% blue (115, 255, 223).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#73FFDF color codes

HEX	`#73FFDF`
RGB	`rgb(115, 255, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 100%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.9, -45.58, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.9, 45.73, 175.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.143, 80.487, 82.375)`
Decimal	`7602143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73FFDF, 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 #73FFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73FFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	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 #73FFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73ffdf; }
.text { color: #73ffdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73ffdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 255 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73ffdf, #73d9ff); }

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Questions

What color is #73FFDF?: #73FFDF is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Aquamarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73FFDF?: The RGB value is 115, 255, 223: 115 red, 255 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73FFDF?: The complementary color is #FF7393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73FFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.