#73C8A6#73C8A6
#73C8A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.097 H 166.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73C8A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 200, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 43%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.5%, 0%, 17%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.64, -33.65, 9.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.64, 34.84, 164.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.93% -0.0944 0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.93% 0.097 166.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6046, 47.7041, 43.4533) |
| Luminance | 0.4771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.12
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 3.23
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.34
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 6.00
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 6.10
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73C8A6 #C87395
analogous
#73C87C #73C8A6 #73C0C8
triadic
#73C8A6 #A673C8 #C8A673
tetradic
#73C8A6 #7C73C8 #C87395 #C0C873
square
#73C8A6 #7C73C8 #C87395 #C0C873
split-complementary
#73C8A6 #C873C0 #C87C73
monochromatic
#368A69 #48B68A #73C8A6 #9FD9C2 #CBEBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#73C8A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#73C8A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73C8A6
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73C8A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73C8A6 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BDA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B4A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5AC8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73c8a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 200, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.097 166.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd9c0',
500: '#73c8a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73c8a6; $custom-light: #9fd9c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73c8a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 200,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76926,
"c": 0.09722,
"h": 166.2
},
"luminance": 0.47707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73C8A6
secondary
#DBBCC8
accent
#2F65B7
background
#FAFDFB
surface
#F3FAF7
border
#CDD3D0
text
#0F1412
muted
#7F8381