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#73C4AD Color

#73C4AD is rgb(115, 196, 173) in RGB, hsl(163, 41%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 12%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73C4AD
HEX#73C4AD
RGBrgb(115, 196, 173)
HSLhsl(163, 41%, 61%)
HSVhsv(163, 41%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 12%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.087 173.7)
LABlab(73.49% -30.06 3.40)
LCHlch(73.49% 30.25 173.54)

What #73C4AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #73C4AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.21Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.11Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.92Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.09Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.83Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.86

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#73C4AD Channel Values

How #73C4AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 115 · G 196 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 41% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 41% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73C4AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73C4AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73C4AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73C4AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73C4AD
Complementary
#C4738A
Analogous
#73C484
Analogous
#73B3C4
Triadic
#AD73C4
Triadic
#C4AD73
Split comp.
#C473B3
Split comp.
#C48473

Tints & Shades of #73C4AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85CCB8
#9AD5C4
#ACDCCF
#BEE4D9
#D0EBE4
#E6F4F0

Shades

#56B89C
#44A287
#38856F
#2A6554
#1E483C
#122B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73C4AD.

How #73C4AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#73C4AD
Protanopia#B9B9AD
Protanomaly#A2BEAD
Deuteranopia#AFAFAF
Deuteranomaly#9AB8AE
Tritanopia#78C1C1
Tritanomaly#76C2BA
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73C4AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-73c4ad: #73C4AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73C4AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73c4ad': '#73C4AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.769, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_73c4ad">#73C4AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#73C4AD"

More Green Colors

#73C4AD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73C4AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73C4AD?

#73C4AD is a light green — rgb(115, 196, 173) in RGB and hsl(163, 41%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #73C4AD?

#73C4AD is rgb(115, 196, 173) — red 115, green 196, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73C4AD?

#73C4AD converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 12%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73C4AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73C4AD scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73C4AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73C4AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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