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Colour

#73B3A0

  • #73B3A0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#73B3A0 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 179, 160 and HSL 162°, 30%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73B3A0#73B3A0
HEX#73B3A0
RGBrgb(115, 179, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.702, 0.6275
RGB percentages45.1%, 70.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(162.2, 29.6%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 35.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK35.8%, 0%, 10.6%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,582,624
CSS custom property--colour: #73B3A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8C4C5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAB9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A3A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#60B4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.3Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.1Dark cyan · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B37386
Analogous#73B380, #73A6B3
Triadic#A073B3, #B3A073
Split complementary#B373A6, #B38073
Tetradic#8073B3, #B37386, #A6B373

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FBFA
Lighter +30%#D6E9E3
Lighter +20%#B5D7CD
Lighter +10%#94C5B6
Darker −10%#569D88
Darker −20%#447C6C
Darker −30%#325B4F
Darker −40%#203A32
More saturated +25%#58CEAB
Less saturated −25%#8E9895

Channel breakdown

R115
G179
B160
Red115 (45.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue162.19°
Saturation (HSL)29.63%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G B3 · B A0

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