#73B0BC#73B0BC
#73B0BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.065 H 211.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73B0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 176, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.26, -16.55, -12.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.26, 20.65, 216.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% -0.0556 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.065 211.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6695, 38.3243, 53.2957) |
| Luminance | 0.3833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.40
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.13
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.83
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73B0BC #BC7F73
analogous
#73BCA4 #73B0BC #738CBC
triadic
#73B0BC #BC73B0 #B0BC73
tetradic
#73B0BC #A473BC #BC7F73 #8CBC73
square
#73B0BC #A473BC #BC7F73 #8CBC73
split-complementary
#73B0BC #BC738C #BCA473
monochromatic
#3A707A #4E96A4 #73B0BC #9CC7D0 #C6DFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#73B0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#73B0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73B0BC
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73B0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73B0BC | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA3BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56B5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73b0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 176, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.065 211.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ec7d0',
500: '#73b0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73b0bc; $custom-light: #9ec7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73b0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 176,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.863,
"s": 35.266,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71999,
"c": 0.06515,
"h": 211.3
},
"luminance": 0.38326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73B0BC
secondary
#D4BCB7
accent
#6F5CCB
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0F1314
muted
#7E8282