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#73c8a2 color: Minted Elegance

#73c8a2 is rgb(115, 200, 162) in RGB and oklch(76.821% 0.1003 163.555) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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153°
100%

76.8%
0.100
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • teal-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #73c8a2

#73c8a2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.8% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6ec9a3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #73c8a2 mixed with white

  1. 73c8a2
  2. 83ceab
  3. 91d3b4
  4. a0d9bd
  5. aedec6
  6. bce4d0
  7. c9e9d9
  8. d7efe2
  9. e4f4ec
  10. f2faf5

Darker: #73c8a2 mixed with black

  1. 73c8a2
  2. 63ae8c
  3. 549477
  4. 457b63
  5. 36634f
  6. 284c3c
  7. 1b362a
  8. 0f2119
  9. 050f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #73c8a2 with less saturation

  1. 73c8a2
  2. 7bc6a4
  3. 83c4a6
  4. 8ac2a7
  5. 91c0a9
  6. 97beab
  7. 9dbcad
  8. a3baae
  9. a9b8b0
  10. aeb6b2

Questions about #73c8a2

What color is #73c8a2?

#73c8a2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Minted Elegance. In RGB it is rgb(115, 200, 162), in HSL hsl(153.18, 43.59%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.821% 0.1003 163.555).

What colors go well with #73c8a2?

The complementary color of #73c8a2 is #e19ac4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9ac280 and #5ac8c6. The triadic partners are #ababf2 and #ea9f7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #73c8a2?

Black text reads better on #73c8a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #73c8a2 a warm or cool color?

#73c8a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 76.8% and its chroma 0.1.