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#73CEC0 Color

#73CEC0 is rgb(115, 206, 192) in RGB, hsl(171, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 19%) 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 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73CEC0
HEX#73CEC0
RGBrgb(115, 206, 192)
HSLhsl(171, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(171, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.09 182.9)
LABlab(76.83% -31.05 -1.97)
LCHlch(76.83% 31.11 183.63)

What #73CEC0 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 #73CEC0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.38Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.68Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.51Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.84Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.94

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

#73CEC0 Channel Values

How #73CEC0 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 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73CEC0 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 text11.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73CEC0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73CEC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73CEC0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73CEC0
Complementary
#CE7381
Analogous
#73CE93
Analogous
#73AECE
Triadic
#C073CE
Triadic
#CEC073
Split comp.
#CE73AE
Split comp.
#CE9373

Tints & Shades of #73CEC0

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

#86D5C9
#99DBD1
#ACE2DA
#BFE8E2
#D2EFEB
#E5F6F3

Shades

#55C3B3
#3DAE9D
#328F81
#266D63
#1C4F48
#102D29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73CEC0.

How #73CEC0 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#73CEC0
Protanopia#C2C2C0
Protanomaly#A8C7C0
Deuteranopia#B6B6C2
Deuteranomaly#A0C0C1
Tritanopia#77CCCC
Tritanomaly#75CDC8
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73CEC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73cec0: #73CEC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73CEC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73cec0': '#73CEC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.808, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_73cec0">#73CEC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#73CEC0"

More Teal Colors

#73CEC0 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73CEC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73CEC0?

#73CEC0 is a light teal — rgb(115, 206, 192) in RGB and hsl(171, 48%, 63%) 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 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #73CEC0?

#73CEC0 is rgb(115, 206, 192) — red 115, green 206, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73CEC0?

#73CEC0 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73CEC0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73CEC0 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73CEC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73CEC0 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 10.51, which is visibly different.

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