#73B0BF#73B0BF
#73B0BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.066 H 215.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73B0BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 176, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 37%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 40%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.8%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.35, -15.78, -13.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.35, 21.00, 221.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.11% -0.0544 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.11% 0.066 215) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9962, 38.4550, 55.0166) |
| Luminance | 0.3846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.35
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.51
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.18
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.15
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73B0BF #BF8273
analogous
#73BFA8 #73B0BF #738ABF
triadic
#73B0BF #BF73B0 #B0BF73
tetradic
#73B0BF #A873BF #BF8273 #8ABF73
square
#73B0BF #A873BF #BF8273 #8ABF73
split-complementary
#73B0BF #BF738A #BFA873
monochromatic
#3A717E #4D96A8 #73B0BF #9DC8D2 #C7DFE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#73B0BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#73B0BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73B0BF
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73B0BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73B0BF | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ACC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A3BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54B6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73b0bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 176, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.066 215.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc7d2',
500: '#73b0bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73b0bf; $custom-light: #9fc7d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73b0bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 176,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.842,
"s": 37.255,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72107,
"c": 0.06644,
"h": 215
},
"luminance": 0.38457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73B0BF
secondary
#D6BEB8
accent
#715BCD
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F9
border
#CDD1D2
text
#0F1314
muted
#7F8282