Colour

#73D7E2

#73D7E2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#73D7E2 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 215, 226 and HSL 186°, 66%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#73D7E2

RGBrgb(115, 215, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8431, 0.8863

RGB percentages45.1%, 84.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(185.9, 65.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 49.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK49.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,591,906

CSS custom property--colour: #73D7E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#8C281D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9D0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7C2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2EDEDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1 Sky blue · ΔE 13.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.7 Powder blue · ΔE 14.9 Light blue · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E27E73

Analogous#73E2B5, #73A0E2

Triadic#E273D7, #D7E273

Split complementary#E273A0, #E2B573

Tetradic#B573E2, #E27E73, #A0E273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2FBFC

Lighter +20%#C7EFF4

Lighter +10%#9DE3EB

Darker −10%#49CBD9

Darker −20%#29B6C6

Darker −30%#20909C

Darker −40%#186971

More saturated +25%#5EE8F7

Less saturated −25%#88C6CD

Channel breakdown

R115

G215

B226

Red115 (45.1%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue185.95°

Saturation (HSL)65.68%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G D7 · B E2

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