#73A09D Color

#73A09D is rgb(115, 160, 157) in RGB and hsl(176, 19%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#73A09D

HEX#73A09D

RGBrgb(115, 160, 157)

HSLhsl(176, 19%, 54%)

HSVhsv(176, 28%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.049 190.9)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #73A09D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #73A09D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#73A09D Complementary#A07376 Analogous#73A087 Analogous#738DA0 Triadic#9D73A0 Triadic#A09D73

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #73A09D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86ACAA #9BBBB9 #ADC7C5 #BFD4D2 #D1E0DF #E7EEEE

Shades

#618F8C #537977 #446462 #344C4A #253735 #172121

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