#73B4AA#73B4AA
#73B4AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.068 H 183.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73B4AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 180, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 30%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 36%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 0%, 5.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, -23.04, -1.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 23.09, 183.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.32% -0.0682 -0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.32% 0.068 183.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6446, 39.1877, 43.9716) |
| Luminance | 0.3919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.63
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.73
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73B4AA #B4737D
analogous
#73B489 #73B4AA #739EB4
triadic
#73B4AA #AA73B4 #B4AA73
tetradic
#73B4AA #8973B4 #B4737D #9EB473
square
#73B4AA #8973B4 #B4737D #9EB473
split-complementary
#73B4AA #B4739E #B48973
monochromatic
#3C7068 #52988D #73B4AA #9BC9C2 #C3DFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#73B4AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#73B4AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73B4AA
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73B4AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73B4AA | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEADAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A5AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5DB7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73b4aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 180, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.068 183.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ecac3',
500: '#73b4aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73b4aa; $custom-light: #9ecac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73b4aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 180,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.769,
"s": 30.233,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72325,
"c": 0.06831,
"h": 183.6
},
"luminance": 0.3919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73B4AA
secondary
#CEB4B8
accent
#6171C6
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F7
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0F1312
muted
#7E8281