Recognised as Colour
#73A18F
- #73A18F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#73A18F is a cyan with RGB values 115, 161, 143 and HSL 157°, 20%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#73A18F#73A18F
HEX#73A18F
RGBrgb(115, 161, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6314, 0.5608
RGB percentages45.1%, 63.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(156.5, 19.7%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.5, 28.6%, 63.1%)
CMYK28.6%, 0%, 11.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,577,999
CSS custom property--colour: #73A18F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8C5E70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A17385
Analogous#73A178, #739CA1
Triadic#8F73A1, #A18F73
Split complementary#A1739C, #A17873
Tetradic#7873A1, #A17385, #9CA173
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R115
G161
B143
Red115 (45.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue156.52°
Saturation (HSL)19.66%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G A1 · B 8F
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