#73a6bf

Color #73a6bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#73a6bf

RGB

rgb(115, 166, 191)

HSL

hsl(199.7, 37.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.7, 39.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(65.5, -10.44, -18.18)

LCH

lch(65.5, 20.96, 240.13)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0654, 230.03)

HWB

hwb(199.7, 45.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8c73

Analogous

#73bfb2

#73a6bf

#7380bf

Triadic

#73a6bf

#bf73a6

#a6bf73

Split-complementary

#73a6bf

#bf7380

#bfb273

Tetradic

#73a6bf

#8c73bf

#bf8c73

#a6bf73

Square

#73a6bf

#b273bf

#bf8c73

#80bf73

Shades

Color #73a6bf mixed toward black.

#5090af

#40738c

#305669

#203a46

#101d23

Tints

Color #73a6bf mixed toward white.

#8ab5ca

#a2c4d4

#b9d3df

#d0e1ea

#e8f0f4

Tones

Color #73a6bf mixed toward gray.

#79a4b9

#80a2b2

#86a0ac

#8c9da6

#939b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cb9 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#8985b8 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#76b5b4 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73a6bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73a6bf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#73a6bf (#73a6bf) is rgb(115, 166, 191) in RGB.

No, #73a6bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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