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#73CEC8 Color

#73CEC8 is rgb(115, 206, 200) in RGB, hsl(176, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 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 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73CEC8
HEX#73CEC8
RGBrgb(115, 206, 200)
HSLhsl(176, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(176, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.088 190)
LABlab(77.02% -29.57 -5.97)
LCHlch(77.02% 30.17 191.42)

What #73CEC8 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 #73CEC8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.96Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.01Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.79Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.36Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 11.26Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.69

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

#73CEC8 Channel Values

How #73CEC8 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 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73CEC8 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73CEC8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73CEC8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73CEC8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73CEC8
Complementary
#CE7379
Analogous
#73CE9B
Analogous
#73A7CE
Triadic
#C873CE
Triadic
#CEC873
Split comp.
#CE73A7
Split comp.
#CE9B73

Tints & Shades of #73CEC8

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

#86D5CF
#99DBD7
#ACE2DE
#BFE8E6
#D2EFED
#E5F6F5

Shades

#55C3BC
#3DAEA6
#328F89
#266D69
#1C4F4C
#102D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73CEC8.

How #73CEC8 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#73CEC8
Protanopia#C2C2C8
Protanomaly#A8C7C8
Deuteranopia#B6B6CA
Deuteranomaly#A0C0C9
Tritanopia#75CDCD
Tritanomaly#74CECB
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73CEC8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73cec8: #73CEC8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73CEC8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73cec8': '#73CEC8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.808, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_73cec8">#73CEC8</color>
SVG fillfill="#73CEC8"

More Teal Colors

#73CEC8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73CEC8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73CEC8?

#73CEC8 is a light teal — rgb(115, 206, 200) in RGB and hsl(176, 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 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #73CEC8?

#73CEC8 is rgb(115, 206, 200) — red 115, green 206, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73CEC8?

#73CEC8 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73CEC8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73CEC8 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73CEC8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73CEC8 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 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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