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#73DDCA Color

#73DDCA is rgb(115, 221, 202) in RGB, hsl(169, 61%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 13%) 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 7.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73DDCA
HEX#73DDCA
RGBrgb(115, 221, 202)
HSLhsl(169, 61%, 66%)
HSVhsv(169, 48%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.103 180.5)
LABlab(81.42% -35.63 -0.64)
LCHlch(81.42% 35.63 181.03)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.39Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.96Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.17Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.34Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.35Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.53

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

#73DDCA Channel Values

How #73DDCA 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 221 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 61% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 48% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73DDCA 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #73DDCA

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

Base
#73DDCA
Complementary
#DD7387
Analogous
#73DD95
Analogous
#73BCDD
Triadic
#CA73DD
Triadic
#DDCA73
Split comp.
#DD73BC
Split comp.
#DD9573

Tints & Shades of #73DDCA

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

#88E2D2
#98E6D8
#ADEBE0
#BDEFE6
#D2F4EE
#E2F8F4

Shades

#4ED4BC
#30C5AA
#27A08A
#1F7F6E
#165A4E
#0D352E

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

How #73DDCA 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#73DDCA
Protanopia#D0D0CA
Protanomaly#B2D5CA
Deuteranopia#C2C2CC
Deuteranomaly#A8CDCB
Tritanopia#78DBDB
Tritanomaly#76DCD4
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73DDCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73ddca: #73DDCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73DDCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73ddca': '#73DDCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.867, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_73ddca">#73DDCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#73DDCA"

More Green Colors

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

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#73DDCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73DDCA?

#73DDCA is a light green — rgb(115, 221, 202) in RGB and hsl(169, 61%, 66%) 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 7.39.

What is the RGB value of #73DDCA?

#73DDCA is rgb(115, 221, 202) — red 115, green 221, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73DDCA?

#73DDCA converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73DDCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73DDCA scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #73DDCA 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 10.17, which is visibly different.

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