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#73c2aa color: Blue Energy

#73c2aa is rgb(115, 194, 170) in RGB and oklch(75.615% 0.08618 172.411) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

75.6%
0.086
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sage
  • teal-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #73c2aa

#73c2aa is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.03:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Energy (#6dc1ac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #73c2aa mixed with white

  1. 73c2aa
  2. 82c8b2
  3. 91ceba
  4. 9fd4c3
  5. addbcb
  6. bbe1d4
  7. c9e7dc
  8. d6ede5
  9. e4f3ee
  10. f2f9f6

Darker: #73c2aa mixed with black

  1. 73c2aa
  2. 63a893
  3. 548f7d
  4. 457768
  5. 366053
  6. 28493f
  7. 1b342d
  8. 0f201b
  9. 050e0b
  10. 010201

Calmer: #73c2aa with less saturation

  1. 73c2aa
  2. 7bc0ab
  3. 82bfab
  4. 88bdac
  5. 8fbbac
  6. 95b9ad
  7. 9bb7ad
  8. a0b6ae
  9. a6b4af
  10. abb2af

Questions about #73c2aa

What color is #73c2aa?

#73c2aa is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Blue Energy. In RGB it is rgb(115, 194, 170), in HSL hsl(161.77, 39.3%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.615% 0.08618 172.411).

What colors go well with #73c2aa?

The complementary color of #73c2aa is #db99b5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #90be8c and #67c0c8. The triadic partners are #b1a6e2 and #dca17d.

Is white or black text more readable on #73c2aa?

Black text reads better on #73c2aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #73c2aa a warm or cool color?

#73c2aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.086.