#73ACB4#73ACB4
#73ACB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.060 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73ACB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 172, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 30%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 36%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.86, -16.49, -10.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.86, 19.29, 211.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.8% -0.0539 -0.0274) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.8% 0.06 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0581, 36.4433, 48.6216) |
| Luminance | 0.3644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.68
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.54
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.86
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.31
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.25
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73ACB4 #B47B73
analogous
#73B49C #73ACB4 #738BB4
triadic
#73ACB4 #B473AC #ACB473
tetradic
#73ACB4 #9C73B4 #B47B73 #8BB473
square
#73ACB4 #9C73B4 #B47B73 #8BB473
split-complementary
#73ACB4 #B4738B #B49C73
monochromatic
#3C6A70 #529098 #73ACB4 #9BC4C9 #C3DBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#73ACB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#73ACB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73ACB4
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73ACB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73ACB4 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A8B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989FB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5AB1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73acb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 172, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.060 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ec4ca',
500: '#73acb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73acb4; $custom-light: #9ec4ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73acb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 172,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.385,
"s": 30.233,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70798,
"c": 0.06045,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.36445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73ACB4
secondary
#CEB8B4
accent
#6E61C6
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7E8182