#73ABB5#73ABB5
#73ABB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.060 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73ABB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 171, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 31%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 36%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.5%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, -15.71, -10.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 19.15, 214.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% -0.0522 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.06 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9707, 36.1050, 49.0968) |
| Luminance | 0.3611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.09
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.62
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.53
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.94
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.96
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 10.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73ABB5 #B57D73
analogous
#73B59E #73ABB5 #738AB5
triadic
#73ABB5 #B573AB #ABB573
tetradic
#73ABB5 #9E73B5 #B57D73 #8AB573
square
#73ABB5 #9E73B5 #B57D73 #8AB573
split-complementary
#73ABB5 #B5738A #B59E73
monochromatic
#3C6972 #518F9A #73ABB5 #9BC3CA #C3DBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#73ABB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#73ABB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73ABB5
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73ABB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73ABB5 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979EB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5AB0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73abb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 171, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.060 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ec4cb',
500: '#73abb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73abb5; $custom-light: #9ec4cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73abb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 171,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.091,
"s": 30.841,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70603,
"c": 0.06021,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.36107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73ABB5
secondary
#CFB9B5
accent
#7061C7
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7E8182