#73a8a1

Color #73a8a1

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#73a8a1

RGB

rgb(115, 168, 161)

HSL

hsl(172.1, 23.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.1, 31.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 0%, 4.2%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.14, -19.02, -1.98)

LCH

lch(65.14, 19.12, 185.94)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.057, 185.64)

HWB

hwb(172.1, 45.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8737a

Analogous

#73a887

#73a8a1

#7394a8

Triadic

#73a8a1

#a173a8

#a8a173

Split-complementary

#73a8a1

#a87394

#a88773

Tetradic

#73a8a1

#737aa8

#a8737a

#a8a173

Square

#73a8a1

#8773a8

#a8737a

#94a873

Shades

Color #73a8a1 mixed toward black.

#5a918a

#48746f

#365753

#243a37

#121d1c

Tints

Color #73a8a1 mixed toward white.

#8ab6b1

#a2c5c0

#b9d3d0

#d0e2e0

#e8f0ef

Tones

Color #73a8a1 mixed toward gray.

#77a49e

#7c9f9b

#809b97

#859694

#899291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8ea3 · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#8a86a3 · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#76a4a4 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73a8a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73a8a1]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#73a8a1 (#73a8a1) is rgb(115, 168, 161) in RGB.

No, #73a8a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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