#73AFBF#73AFBF
#73AFBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.066 H 216.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73AFBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 175, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 37%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 40%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.8%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.07, -15.25, -14.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.07, 20.90, 223.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.88% -0.0532 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.88% 0.066 216.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8009, 38.0643, 54.9515) |
| Luminance | 0.3807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.84
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.37
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.17
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73AFBF #BF8373
analogous
#73BFA9 #73AFBF #7389BF
triadic
#73AFBF #BF73AF #AFBF73
tetradic
#73AFBF #A973BF #BF8373 #89BF73
square
#73AFBF #A973BF #BF8373 #89BF73
split-complementary
#73AFBF #BF7389 #BFA973
monochromatic
#3A707E #4D95A8 #73AFBF #9DC7D2 #C7DFE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#73AFBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#73AFBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73AFBF
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73AFBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73AFBF | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ABC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A2BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54B5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73afbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 175, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.066 216.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc7d2',
500: '#73afbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73afbf; $custom-light: #9fc7d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73afbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 175,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.632,
"s": 37.255,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71878,
"c": 0.06613,
"h": 216.4
},
"luminance": 0.38066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73AFBF
secondary
#D6BEB8
accent
#735BCD
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F9
border
#CDD1D2
text
#0F1314
muted
#7F8282