Colour
#73AAA5
- #73AAA5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#73AAA5 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 170, 165 and HSL 175°, 24%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#73AAA5#73AAA5
HEX#73AAA5
RGBrgb(115, 170, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6667, 0.6471
RGB percentages45.1%, 66.7%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(174.5, 24.4%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 32.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK32.4%, 0%, 2.9%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,580,325
CSS custom property--colour: #73AAA5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8C555A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA7378
Analogous#73AA8A, #7394AA
Triadic#A573AA, #AAA573
Split complementary#AA7394, #AA8A73
Tetradic#8973AA, #AA7378, #93AA73
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R115
G170
B165
Red115 (45.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G AA · B A5
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