#73bdbd

Color #73bdbd

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#73bdbd

RGB

rgb(115, 189, 189)

HSL

hsl(180, 35.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 39.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.04, -22.97, -7.26)

LCH

lch(72.04, 24.09, 197.54)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.074, 195.69)

HWB

hwb(180, 45.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd7373

Analogous

#73bd98

#73bdbd

#7398bd

Triadic

#73bdbd

#bd73bd

#bdbd73

Split-complementary

#73bdbd

#bd7398

#bd9873

Tetradic

#73bdbd

#7373bd

#bd7373

#bdbd73

Square

#73bdbd

#9873bd

#bd7373

#98bd73

Shades

Color #73bdbd mixed toward black.

#51acac

#418a8a

#316767

#204545

#102222

Tints

Color #73bdbd mixed toward white.

#8ac8c8

#a2d3d3

#b9dede

#d0e9e9

#e8f4f4

Tones

Color #73bdbd mixed toward gray.

#79b7b7

#7fb1b1

#85aaaa

#8ca4a4

#929e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999bd · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#948fbd · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#78bdbd · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73bdbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73bdbd]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#73bdbd (#73bdbd) is rgb(115, 189, 189) in RGB.

No, #73bdbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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