#73aaaa

Color #73aaaa

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 5.4 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#73aaaa

RGB

rgb(115, 170, 170)

HSL

hsl(180, 24.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 32.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.4%, 0%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.98, -17.92, -5.76)

LCH

lch(65.98, 18.82, 197.82)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0577, 195.89)

HWB

hwb(180, 45.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa7373

Analogous

#73aa8f

#73aaaa

#738faa

Triadic

#73aaaa

#aa73aa

#aaaa73

Split-complementary

#73aaaa

#aa738f

#aa8f73

Tetradic

#73aaaa

#7373aa

#aa7373

#aaaa73

Square

#73aaaa

#8f73aa

#aa7373

#8faa73

Shades

Color #73aaaa mixed toward black.

#5a9494

#487676

#365959

#243b3b

#121e1e

Tints

Color #73aaaa mixed toward white.

#8ab8b8

#a2c6c6

#b9d4d4

#d0e3e3

#e8f1f1

Tones

Color #73aaaa mixed toward gray.

#78a5a5

#7ca1a1

#819c9c

#859898

#8a9393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8faa · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#8b87aa · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#77aaaa · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 16.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #73aaaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73aaaa]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#73aaaa (#73aaaa) is rgb(115, 170, 170) in RGB.

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

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