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#217d73 color: Elegant Silk

#217d73 is rgb(33, 125, 115) in RGB and oklch(53.495% 0.08466 184.362) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

53.5%
0.085
184°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #217d73

#217d73 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 184°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.95:1 contrast and black text 4.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Silk (#217f74). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #217d73 mixed with white

  1. 217d73
  2. 3e8a80
  3. 56968d
  4. 6ca39b
  5. 81b0a9
  6. 96bdb6
  7. abcac5
  8. c0d7d3
  9. d5e4e1
  10. eaf2f0

Darker: #217d73 mixed with black

  1. 217d73
  2. 1b6c63
  3. 165b54
  4. 104b45
  5. 0b3b36
  6. 062c28
  7. 031e1b
  8. 01110f
  9. 000505
  10. 000101

Calmer: #217d73 with less saturation

  1. 217d73
  2. 2f7c72
  3. 3a7a72
  4. 427971
  5. 4a7771
  6. 517670
  7. 57746f
  8. 5d726f
  9. 63716e
  10. 686f6e

Questions about #217d73

What color is #217d73?

#217d73 is bright teal. The closest named color is Elegant Silk. In RGB it is rgb(33, 125, 115), in HSL hsl(173.48, 58.23%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.495% 0.08466 184.362).

What colors go well with #217d73?

The complementary color of #217d73 is #965867. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #427c57 and #20798b. The triadic partners are #786095 and #8f6235.

Is white or black text more readable on #217d73?

White text reads better on #217d73: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and black gives 4.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217d73 a warm or cool color?

#217d73 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 184 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.085.