#73CDC2#73CDC2
#73CDC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.088 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73CDC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 205, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 47%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 0%, 5.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.80, -29.61, -2.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.80, 29.76, 185.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.9% -0.088 -0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.088 185.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6353, 51.1995, 58.8750) |
| Luminance | 0.5120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.36
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.57
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.65
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73CDC2 #CD737E
analogous
#73CD95 #73CDC2 #73ABCD
triadic
#73CDC2 #C273CD #CDC273
tetradic
#73CDC2 #9573CD #CD737E #ABCD73
square
#73CDC2 #9573CD #CD737E #ABCD73
split-complementary
#73CDC2 #CD73AB #CD9573
monochromatic
#349286 #46BDAE #73CDC2 #A0DDD6 #CDEDE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#73CDC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#73CDC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73CDC2
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73CDC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73CDC2 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C4C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B9C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4CD1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73cdc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 205, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.088 185.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0dcd4',
500: '#73cdc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73cdc2; $custom-light: #a0dcd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73cdc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 205,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.667,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78904,
"c": 0.08842,
"h": 185.4
},
"luminance": 0.51203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73CDC2
secondary
#984C56
accent
#2B3CBB
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F6FCFB
border
#D0D5D4
text
#0F1514
muted
#808483