Recognised as Colour
#73FAE8
- #73FAE8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#73FAE8 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 250, 232 and HSL 172°, 93%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#73FAE8#73FAE8
HEX#73FAE8
RGBrgb(115, 250, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.9804, 0.9098
RGB percentages45.1%, 98%, 91%
HSLhsl(172, 93.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172, 54%, 98%)
CMYK54%, 0%, 7.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,600,872
CSS custom property--colour: #73FAE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.57:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#8C0517
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FA7385
Analogous#73FAA4, #73C8FA
Triadic#E873FA, #FAE873
Split complementary#FA73C9, #FAA473
Tetradic#A473FA, #FA7385, #C8FA73
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R115
G250
B232
Red115 (45.1%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue172°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G FA · B E8
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