#73abb4

Color #73abb4

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#73abb4

RGB

rgb(115, 171, 180)

HSL

hsl(188.3, 30.2%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.3, 36.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 5%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.57, -15.97, -10.44)

LCH

lch(66.57, 19.08, 213.17)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0599, 208.53)

HWB

hwb(188.3, 45.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b47c73

Analogous

#73b49c

#73abb4

#738ab4

Triadic

#73abb4

#b473ab

#abb473

Split-complementary

#73abb4

#b4738a

#b49c73

Tetradic

#73abb4

#7c73b4

#b47c73

#abb473

Square

#73abb4

#9c73b4

#b47c73

#8ab473

Shades

Color #73abb4 mixed toward black.

#5696a0

#457880

#335a60

#223c40

#111e20

Tints

Color #73abb4 mixed toward white.

#8ab9c0

#a2c7cd

#b9d5d9

#d0e3e6

#e8f1f2

Tones

Color #73abb4 mixed toward gray.

#78a7ae

#7ea3a9

#839fa4

#899b9e

#8e9799

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fb2 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#8b87b1 · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#77b0b0 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73abb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73abb4]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#73abb4 (#73abb4) is rgb(115, 171, 180) in RGB.

No, #73abb4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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