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#73cecb color: Hidden Sea Glass

#73cecb is rgb(115, 206, 203) in RGB and oklch(79.421% 0.08753 192.763) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

79.4%
0.088
193°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #73cecb

#73cecb is a soft light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.4% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6fd1c9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #73cecb mixed with white

  1. 73cecb
  2. 83d3d0
  3. 92d8d5
  4. a1ddda
  5. afe2e0
  6. bde7e5
  7. caecea
  8. d8f1ef
  9. e5f5f4
  10. f2fafa

Darker: #73cecb mixed with black

  1. 73cecb
  2. 63b3b0
  3. 549896
  4. 457f7d
  5. 366665
  6. 284e4d
  7. 1b3837
  8. 0f2322
  9. 050f0f
  10. 010202

Calmer: #73cecb with less saturation

  1. 73cecb
  2. 7cccc9
  3. 85cbc8
  4. 8dc9c6
  5. 95c7c5
  6. 9cc5c3
  7. a3c3c2
  8. a9c2c0
  9. b0c0bf
  10. b6bebd

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Colors that go with #73cecb

Complementary
#73cecb#eea5ac
Analogous
#73cecb#86ceac#79c9e5
Triadic
#73cecb#d0ace5#dfb37c
Split
#73cecb#e4a6cb#edaa8f

Questions about #73cecb

What color is #73cecb?

#73cecb is soft light cyan. The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass. In RGB it is rgb(115, 206, 203), in HSL hsl(178.02, 48.15%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.421% 0.08753 192.763).

What colors go well with #73cecb?

The complementary color of #73cecb is #eea5ac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86ceac and #79c9e5. The triadic partners are #d0ace5 and #dfb37c.

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

Black text reads better on #73cecb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #73cecb a warm or cool color?

#73cecb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 79.4% and its chroma 0.088.