#73A5A0 Color

#73A5A0 is rgb(115, 165, 160) in RGB and hsl(174, 22%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#73A5A0

HEX#73A5A0

RGBrgb(115, 165, 160)

HSLhsl(174, 22%, 55%)

HSVhsv(174, 30%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.054 188.2)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #73A5A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #73A5A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#73A5A0 Complementary#A57378 Analogous#73A587 Analogous#7391A5 Triadic#A073A5 Triadic#A5A073

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #73A5A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86B1AD #98BDBA #ABC9C6 #C1D7D5 #D3E3E2 #E6EFEE

Shades

#5F9590 #507C78 #426763 #34514E #263B39 #162221

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