#73A8BF Color

#73A8BF is rgb(115, 168, 191) in RGB and hsl(198, 37%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#73A8BF

HEX#73A8BF

RGBrgb(115, 168, 191)

HSLhsl(198, 37%, 60%)

HSVhsv(198, 40%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.065 227)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 12%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #73A8BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #73A8BF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#73A8BF Complementary#BF8A73 Analogous#73BFB0 Analogous#7382BF Triadic#BF73A8 Triadic#A8BF73

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #73A8BF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B3C7 #9AC0D0 #ABCBD8 #C0D8E2 #D2E3EA #E7F0F4

Shades

#5797B2 #47819A #3A697E #2D5262 #203B46 #13232A

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