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#73BBB8

#73bbb8 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73bbb8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 73.33% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.6% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 177.5°, with 34.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4265

Complementary

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #bb7376

Split complementary

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #bb739a
  3. #bb9473

Analogous

  1. #73bb94
  2. #73bbb8
  3. #739abb

Triadic

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #b873bb
  3. #bbb873

Tetradic

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #7376bb
  3. #bb7376
  4. #bbb873

Square

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #9473bb
  3. #bb7376
  4. #9abb73

Monochromatic

  1. #316462
  2. #4a9895
  3. #73bbb8
  4. #a7d4d2
  5. #daedec

Shades

#73bbb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #68a8a6
  3. #5c9693
  4. #518381
  5. #45706e
  6. #3a5e5c
  7. #2e4b4a
  8. #233837
  9. #172525
  10. #0c1312
  11. #000000

Tints

#73bbb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #81c2bf
  3. #8fc9c6
  4. #9dcfcd
  5. #abd6d4
  6. #b9dddc
  7. #c7e4e3
  8. #d5ebea
  9. #e3f1f1
  10. #f1f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73bbb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73bbb8
  2. #74b5b2
  3. #76afad
  4. #77a9a7
  5. #78a3a2
  6. #7a9e9c
  7. #7b9896
  8. #7c9291
  9. #7d8c8b
  10. #7f8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ab4b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b4b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6abb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55bfba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9db7b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94b1b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62bdb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73bbb8 {
  color: #73bbb8;
}
Background
.bg-73bbb8 {
  background-color: #73bbb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73bbb8 {
  border: 2px solid #73bbb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73bbb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 187 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 35% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73bbb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73bbb8, #739abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73bbb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 187 184 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.47 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.13 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.38 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.59 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.95 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.25 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.64 #8c4447 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Verdigris
#73bbb8  rgb(115, 187, 184)  hsl(178, 35%, 59%)  Verdigris
#bb7376  rgb(187, 115, 118)  hsl(358, 35%, 59%)  Rose Gold
#b873bb  rgb(184, 115, 187)  hsl(298, 35%, 59%)  Sky Magenta
#bbb873  rgb(187, 184, 115)  hsl(58, 35%, 59%)  Dark Khaki