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Recognised as Colour

#73B8A1

  • #73B8A1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#73B8A1 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 184, 161 and HSL 160°, 33%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#73B8A1#73B8A1
HEX#73B8A1
RGBrgb(115, 184, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7216, 0.6314
RGB percentages45.1%, 72.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(160, 32.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 37.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK37.5%, 0%, 12.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,583,905
CSS custom property--colour: #73B8A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#8C475E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B0A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A7A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5FB9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.8Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1Turquoise · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8738A
Analogous#73B87E, #73ADB8
Triadic#A173B8, #B8A173
Split complementary#B873AC, #B87F73
Tetradic#7F73B8, #B8738A, #ADB873

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDFC
Lighter +30%#D9EBE5
Lighter +20%#B7DACE
Lighter +10%#95C9B8
Darker −10%#53A58A
Darker −20%#42836D
Darker −30%#316151
Darker −40%#203F35
More saturated +25%#59D2AA
Less saturated −25%#8D9E98

Channel breakdown

R115
G184
B161
Red115 (45.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)32.7%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G B8 · B A1

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