#73BDB2#73BDB2
#73BDB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.076 H 183.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73BDB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 189, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 36%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 39%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.2%, 0%, 5.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, -25.64, -1.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 25.70, 183.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.68% -0.0758 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.68% 0.076 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3007, 43.2521, 48.7046) |
| Luminance | 0.4325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.04
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.11
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73BDB2 #BD737E
analogous
#73BD8D #73BDB2 #73A3BD
triadic
#73BDB2 #B273BD #BDB273
tetradic
#73BDB2 #8D73BD #BD737E #A3BD73
square
#73BDB2 #8D73BD #BD737E #A3BD73
split-complementary
#73BDB2 #BD73A3 #BD8D73
monochromatic
#3A7B72 #4EA598 #73BDB2 #9DD1C9 #C6E4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#73BDB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#73BDB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73BDB2
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73BDB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73BDB2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B5B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAACB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58C0B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73bdb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 189, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.076 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd1c9',
500: '#73bdb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73bdb2; $custom-light: #9fd1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73bdb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 189,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.081,
"s": 35.922,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74677,
"c": 0.07601,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.43254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73BDB2
secondary
#D4B8BC
accent
#5C6DCC
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F9F8
border
#CDD2D1
text
#0F1413
muted
#7F8282