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#73C9BB Color

#73C9BB is rgb(115, 201, 187) in RGB, hsl(170, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73C9BB
HEX#73C9BB
RGBrgb(115, 201, 187)
HSLhsl(170, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(170, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.086 182.3)
LABlab(75.26% -29.78 -1.57)
LCHlch(75.26% 29.82 183.01)

What #73C9BB 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 #73C9BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.93Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.57Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.25Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.75Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.11Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.81

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

#73C9BB Channel Values

How #73C9BB 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 201 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73C9BB 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73C9BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73C9BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73C9BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73C9BB
Complementary
#C97382
Analogous
#73C990
Analogous
#73ACC9
Triadic
#BB73C9
Triadic
#C9BB73
Split comp.
#C973AC
Split comp.
#C99073

Tints & Shades of #73C9BB

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

#86D0C4
#98D7CD
#ABDED6
#C1E7E0
#D3EEE9
#E5F5F2

Shades

#56BDAC
#40A594
#35887A
#296A60
#1E4D45
#112C28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73C9BB.

How #73C9BB 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#73C9BB
Protanopia#BEBEBB
Protanomaly#A5C2BB
Deuteranopia#B2B2BD
Deuteranomaly#9DBCBC
Tritanopia#76C7C7
Tritanomaly#75C8C3
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73C9BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73c9bb: #73C9BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73C9BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73c9bb': '#73C9BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.788, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_73c9bb">#73C9BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#73C9BB"

More Teal Colors

#73C9BB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73C9BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73C9BB?

#73C9BB is a light teal — rgb(115, 201, 187) in RGB and hsl(170, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #73C9BB?

#73C9BB is rgb(115, 201, 187) — red 115, green 201, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73C9BB?

#73C9BB converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73C9BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73C9BB scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73C9BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73C9BB 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.81, which is visibly different.

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