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#73DEC3 Color

#73DEC3 is rgb(115, 222, 195) in RGB, hsl(165, 62%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73DEC3
HEX#73DEC3
RGBrgb(115, 222, 195)
HSLhsl(165, 62%, 66%)
HSVhsv(165, 48%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.107 175)
LABlab(81.56% -37.29 3.24)
LCHlch(81.56% 37.43 175.03)

What #73DEC3 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 #73DEC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.58Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.65Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.49Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.65Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.17Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.57

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

#73DEC3 Channel Values

How #73DEC3 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 222 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 62% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 48% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73DEC3 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 text12.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73DEC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73DEC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73DEC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73DEC3
Complementary
#DE738D
Analogous
#73DE8D
Analogous
#73C3DE
Triadic
#C373DE
Triadic
#DEC373
Split comp.
#DE73C3
Split comp.
#DE8D73

Tints & Shades of #73DEC3

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

#87E3CC
#98E7D3
#ACECDC
#BDEFE3
#D2F4EC
#E2F8F3

Shades

#4DD5B3
#2FC6A0
#26A182
#1E8068
#155B49
#0D362B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73DEC3.

How #73DEC3 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#73DEC3
Protanopia#D1D1C3
Protanomaly#B3D6C3
Deuteranopia#C3C3C5
Deuteranomaly#A9CEC4
Tritanopia#7ADBDB
Tritanomaly#77DCD2
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73DEC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73dec3: #73DEC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73DEC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73dec3': '#73DEC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.871, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_73dec3">#73DEC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#73DEC3"

More Green Colors

#73DEC3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73DEC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73DEC3?

#73DEC3 is a light green — rgb(115, 222, 195) in RGB and hsl(165, 62%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #73DEC3?

#73DEC3 is rgb(115, 222, 195) — red 115, green 222, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73DEC3?

#73DEC3 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 12%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73DEC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73DEC3 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73DEC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73DEC3 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 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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