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#73E2DB Color

#73E2DB is rgb(115, 226, 219) in RGB, hsl(176, 66%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73E2DB
HEX#73E2DB
RGBrgb(115, 226, 219)
HSLhsl(176, 66%, 67%)
HSVhsv(176, 49%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.103 190)
LABlab(83.25% -34.57 -6.92)
LCHlch(83.25% 35.26 191.33)

What #73E2DB 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 #73E2DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.21Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.75Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.63Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.76Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.04Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.98

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

#73E2DB Channel Values

How #73E2DB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 66% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 49% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73E2DB 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73E2DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73E2DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73E2DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73E2DB
Complementary
#E2737B
Analogous
#73E2A3
Analogous
#73B2E2
Triadic
#DB73E2
Triadic
#E2DB73
Split comp.
#E273B2
Split comp.
#E2A373

Tints & Shades of #73E2DB

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

#84E6DF
#99EAE5
#AAEEE9
#C0F2EF
#D0F5F3
#E6FAF8

Shades

#4DDBD1
#2ACFC4
#23A9A0
#1B837C
#135D58
#0B3734

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73E2DB.

How #73E2DB 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#73E2DB
Protanopia#D4D4DB
Protanomaly#B5DADB
Deuteranopia#C6C6DD
Deuteranomaly#ABD2DC
Tritanopia#75E1E1
Tritanomaly#74E1DF
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73E2DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73e2db: #73E2DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73E2DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73e2db': '#73E2DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.886, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_73e2db">#73E2DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#73E2DB"

More Teal Colors

#73E2DB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73E2DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73E2DB?

#73E2DB is a light teal — rgb(115, 226, 219) in RGB and hsl(176, 66%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #73E2DB?

#73E2DB is rgb(115, 226, 219) — red 115, green 226, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73E2DB?

#73E2DB converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73E2DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73E2DB scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73E2DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73E2DB 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 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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