#73A4AF#73A4AF
#73A4AF is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.055 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73A4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 164, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 27%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 34%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.39, -13.51, -10.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.39, 17.37, 218.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.78% -0.0457 -0.0299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.78% 0.055 213.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0810, 33.2893, 45.4950) |
| Luminance | 0.3329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.86
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.11
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 8.28
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.24
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73A4AF #AF7E73
analogous
#73AF9C #73A4AF #7386AF
triadic
#73A4AF #AF73A4 #A4AF73
tetradic
#73A4AF #9C73AF #AF7E73 #86AF73
square
#73A4AF #9C73AF #AF7E73 #86AF73
split-complementary
#73A4AF #AF7386 #AF9C73
monochromatic
#3D626B #538692 #73A4AF #9ABDC5 #C1D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#73A4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#73A4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73A4AF
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73A4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73A4AF | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA1B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5DA9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73a4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 164, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.055 213.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dbfc6',
500: '#73a4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73a4af; $custom-light: #9dbfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73a4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 164,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68784,
"c": 0.05455,
"h": 213.2
},
"luminance": 0.33291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73A4AF
secondary
#CBB7B3
accent
#7664C4
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F7F8
border
#CCD0D1
text
#0E1213
muted
#7E8182