Recognised as Colour
#73FBE9
- #73FBE9
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#73FBE9 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 251, 233 and HSL 172°, 94%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#73FBE9#73FBE9
HEX#73FBE9
RGBrgb(115, 251, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.9843, 0.9137
RGB percentages45.1%, 98.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(172.1, 94.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.1, 54.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK54.2%, 0%, 7.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,601,129
CSS custom property--colour: #73FBE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.7:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#8C0416
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FB7385
Analogous#73FBA5, #73C9FB
Triadic#E973FB, #FBE973
Split complementary#FB73C9, #FBA573
Tetradic#A573FB, #FB7385, #C9FB73
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R115
G251
B233
Red115 (45.1%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue172.06°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 73 · G FB · B E9
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