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Recognised as Colour

#73FCFF

  • #73FCFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#73FCFF is a cyan with RGB values 115, 252, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#73FCFF#73FCFF
HEX#73FCFF
RGBrgb(115, 252, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.9882, 1
RGB percentages45.1%, 98.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(181.3, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK54.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,601,407
CSS custom property--colour: #73FCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.1:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#8C0300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDF2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6E1FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00FFFCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 11.8Cyan · ΔE 11.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Turquoise · ΔE 15.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Pale turquoise · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7673
Analogous#73FFBC, #73B6FF
Triadic#FF73FC, #FCFF73
Split complementary#FF73B6, #FFBC73
Tetradic#BC73FF, #FF7673, #B6FF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9FEFF
Lighter +10%#A6FDFF
Darker −10%#40FBFF
Darker −20%#0DFAFF
Darker −30%#00D4D9
Darker −40%#00A2A6
More saturated +25%#73FCFF
Less saturated −25%#84EBEE

Channel breakdown

R115
G252
B255
Red115 (45.1%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue181.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G FC · B FF

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