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#73E2C8 Color

#73E2C8 is rgb(115, 226, 200) in RGB, hsl(166, 66%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 11%) 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 8.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73E2C8
HEX#73E2C8
RGBrgb(115, 226, 200)
HSLhsl(166, 66%, 67%)
HSVhsv(166, 49%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.11 176.2)
LABlab(82.83% -38.06 2.43)
LCHlch(82.83% 38.14 176.34)

What #73E2C8 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 #73E2C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.72Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.07Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.21Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.16Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.46Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.07

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

#73E2C8 Channel Values

How #73E2C8 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 226 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 66% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 49% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73E2C8 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73E2C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73E2C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73E2C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73E2C8
Complementary
#E2738D
Analogous
#73E291
Analogous
#73C5E2
Triadic
#C873E2
Triadic
#E2C873
Split comp.
#E273C5
Split comp.
#E29173

Tints & Shades of #73E2C8

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

#84E6CF
#99EAD7
#AAEEDE
#C0F2E6
#D0F5ED
#E6FAF5

Shades

#4DDBBA
#2ACFA9
#23A98A
#1B836B
#135D4C
#0B372D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73E2C8.

How #73E2C8 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#73E2C8
Protanopia#D4D4C8
Protanomaly#B5DAC8
Deuteranopia#C6C6CB
Deuteranomaly#ABD2CA
Tritanopia#7ADFDF
Tritanomaly#77E0D6
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #73E2C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73e2c8: #73E2C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73E2C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73e2c8': '#73E2C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.886, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_73e2c8">#73E2C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#73E2C8"

More Green Colors

#73E2C8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#73E2C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73E2C8?

#73E2C8 is a light green — rgb(115, 226, 200) in RGB and hsl(166, 66%, 67%) 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 8.72.

What is the RGB value of #73E2C8?

#73E2C8 is rgb(115, 226, 200) — red 115, green 226, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73E2C8?

#73E2C8 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 12%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73E2C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73E2C8 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73E2C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73E2C8 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 9.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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