#73C8BE#73C8BE
#73C8BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.084 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73C8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 200, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 43%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.5%, 0%, 5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.24, -28.16, -3.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.24, 28.33, 186.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.62% -0.0839 -0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.62% 0.084 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0151, 48.6683, 56.1486) |
| Luminance | 0.4867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.86
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.16
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.33
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73C8BE #C8737D
analogous
#73C894 #73C8BE #73A8C8
triadic
#73C8BE #BE73C8 #C8BE73
tetradic
#73C8BE #9473C8 #C8737D #A8C873
square
#73C8BE #9473C8 #C8737D #A8C873
split-complementary
#73C8BE #C873A8 #C89473
monochromatic
#368A80 #48B6A9 #73C8BE #9FD9D2 #CBEBE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#73C8BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.73
#73C8BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73C8BE
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73C8BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73C8BE | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.73 | 10.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0C0BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B5BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4FCBC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73c8be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 200, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.084 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0d9d1',
500: '#73c8be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73c8be; $custom-light: #a0d9d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73c8be",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 200,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.941,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77616,
"c": 0.08433,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.48671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73C8BE
secondary
#DBBCBF
accent
#2F3FB7
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F4FAF9
border
#CED3D2
text
#0F1414
muted
#7F8382