#73aeb8

Color #73aeb8

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.07 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#73aeb8

RGB

rgb(115, 174, 184)

HSL

hsl(188.7, 32.7%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.7, 37.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.5%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.56, -16.53, -11.18)

LCH

lch(67.56, 19.96, 214.07)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0628, 209.26)

HWB

hwb(188.7, 45.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b87d73

Analogous

#73b89f

#73aeb8

#738bb8

Triadic

#73aeb8

#b873ae

#aeb873

Split-complementary

#73aeb8

#b8738b

#b89f73

Tetradic

#73aeb8

#7d73b8

#b87d73

#aeb873

Square

#73aeb8

#9f73b8

#b87d73

#8bb873

Shades

Color #73aeb8 mixed toward black.

#5499a5

#437b84

#325c63

#223d42

#111f21

Tints

Color #73aeb8 mixed toward white.

#8abbc4

#a2c9d0

#b9d6db

#d0e4e7

#e8f1f3

Tones

Color #73aeb8 mixed toward gray.

#79aab2

#7ea6ac

#84a2a7

#8a9ea1

#909a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091b6 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#8d88b5 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#77b4b3 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73aeb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73aeb8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#73aeb8 (#73aeb8) is rgb(115, 174, 184) in RGB.

No, #73aeb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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