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#73CEBD Color

#73CEBD is rgb(115, 206, 189) in RGB, hsl(169, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 19%) 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 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73CEBD
HEX#73CEBD
RGBrgb(115, 206, 189)
HSLhsl(169, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(169, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.091 180.3)
LABlab(76.77% -31.59 -0.46)
LCHlch(76.77% 31.60 180.84)

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

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

#73CEBD Channel Values

How #73CEBD 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 206 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73CEBD 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #73CEBD

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

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Tints & Shades of #73CEBD

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.

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Shades

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

How #73CEBD 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#73CEBD
Protanopia#C2C2BD
Protanomaly#A8C7BD
Deuteranopia#B6B6BF
Deuteranomaly#A0C0BE
Tritanopia#77CCCC
Tritanomaly#76CDC6
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73CEBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73cebd: #73CEBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73CEBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73cebd': '#73CEBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.808, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_73cebd">#73CEBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#73CEBD"

More Green Colors

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

#73CEBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73CEBD?

#73CEBD is a light green — rgb(115, 206, 189) in RGB and hsl(169, 48%, 63%) 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 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #73CEBD?

#73CEBD is rgb(115, 206, 189) — red 115, green 206, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73CEBD?

#73CEBD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73CEBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73CEBD scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #73CEBD 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 10.4, which is visibly different.

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