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#73FCDC Color

#73FCDC is rgb(115, 252, 220) in RGB, hsl(166, 96%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 13%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73FCDC
HEX#73FCDC
RGBrgb(115, 252, 220)
HSLhsl(166, 96%, 72%)
HSVhsv(166, 54%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 13%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.129 175.6)
LABlab(90.75% -44.96 3.41)
LCHlch(90.75% 45.09 175.66)

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

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

#73FCDC Channel Values

How #73FCDC 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 252 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 96% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 54% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73FCDC 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #73FCDC

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

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #73FCDC

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.

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Shades

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

How #73FCDC 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#73FCDC
Protanopia#ECECDC
Protanomaly#C7F2DC
Deuteranopia#DBDBDF
Deuteranomaly#BAE9DE
Tritanopia#7DF8F8
Tritanomaly#79FAED
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73FCDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73fcdc: #73FCDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73FCDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73fcdc': '#73FCDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.988, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_73fcdc">#73FCDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#73FCDC"

More Green Colors

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

#73FCDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73FCDC?

#73FCDC is a light green — rgb(115, 252, 220) in RGB and hsl(166, 96%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #73FCDC?

#73FCDC is rgb(115, 252, 220) — red 115, green 252, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73FCDC?

#73FCDC converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 13%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73FCDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73FCDC scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #73FCDC 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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