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#73B1B2

#73b1b2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#73b1b2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 69.41% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.39% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 180.95°, with 29.03% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.383

Complementary

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #b27473

Split complementary

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #b27392
  3. #b29373

Analogous

  1. #73b293
  2. #73b1b2
  3. #7392b2

Triadic

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #b273b1
  3. #b1b273

Tetradic

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #7473b2
  3. #b27473
  4. #b1b273

Square

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #9373b2
  3. #b27473
  4. #92b273

Monochromatic

  1. #325a5a
  2. #4d8b8c
  3. #73b1b2
  4. #a4cccd
  5. #d6e8e8

Shades

#73b1b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #689fa0
  3. #5c8e8e
  4. #517c7d
  5. #456a6b
  6. #3a5959
  7. #2e4747
  8. #233535
  9. #172324
  10. #0c1212
  11. #000000

Tints

#73b1b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #81b9ba
  3. #8fc1c1
  4. #9dc8c9
  5. #abd0d1
  6. #b9d8d9
  7. #c7e0e0
  8. #d5e8e8
  9. #e3eff0
  10. #f1f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73b1b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73b1b2
  2. #74acad
  3. #76a7a8
  4. #77a2a3
  5. #789d9e
  6. #7a9999
  7. #7b9494
  8. #7c8f8f
  9. #7d8a8a
  10. #7f8585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95abab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9abb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea3b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5ab5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96aeb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ea9b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #65b3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73b1b2 {
  color: #73b1b2;
}
Background
.bg-73b1b2 {
  background-color: #73b1b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73b1b2 {
  border: 2px solid #73b1b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73b1b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 177 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 29% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73b1b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73b1b2, #7392b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73b1b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 177 178 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.87 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.45 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.59 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.69 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.30 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.32 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.36 #8c4e4d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#73b1b2  rgb(115, 177, 178)  hsl(181, 29%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#b27473  rgb(178, 116, 115)  hsl(1, 29%, 57%)  Old Rose
#b273b1  rgb(178, 115, 177)  hsl(301, 29%, 57%)  Sky Magenta
#b1b273  rgb(177, 178, 115)  hsl(61, 29%, 57%)  Dark Khaki