#73C8A8#73C8A8
#73C8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.096 H 167.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 43%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.5%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -33.22, 8.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 34.17, 166.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.98% -0.0935 0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.98% 0.096 167.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7895, 47.7781, 44.4271) |
| Luminance | 0.4778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.12
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 2.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 2.92
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 6.21
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 6.33
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73C8A8 #C87393
analogous
#73C87E #73C8A8 #73BEC8
triadic
#73C8A8 #A873C8 #C8A873
tetradic
#73C8A8 #7E73C8 #C87393 #BEC873
square
#73C8A8 #7E73C8 #C87393 #BEC873
split-complementary
#73C8A8 #C873BE #C87E73
monochromatic
#368A6B #48B68D #73C8A8 #9FD9C3 #CBEBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#73C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#73C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73C8A8
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73C8A8 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BEA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B4AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#59C9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.096 167.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd9c1',
500: '#73c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73c8a8; $custom-light: #9fd9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.412,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76979,
"c": 0.09575,
"h": 167.6
},
"luminance": 0.47781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73C8A8
secondary
#DBBCC8
accent
#2F62B7
background
#FAFDFB
surface
#F4FAF7
border
#CED3D0
text
#0F1412
muted
#7F8381