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#73CDCD

#73cdcd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73cdcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 47.37% saturation and 62.75% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5172

Complementary

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #cd7373

Split complementary

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #cd73a0
  3. #cda073

Analogous

  1. #73cda0
  2. #73cdcd
  3. #73a0cd

Triadic

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #cd73cd
  3. #cdcd73

Tetradic

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #7373cd
  3. #cd7373
  4. #cdcd73

Square

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #a073cd
  3. #cd7373
  4. #a0cd73

Monochromatic

  1. #2c7b7b
  2. #40b3b3
  3. #73cdcd
  4. #abe1e1
  5. #e4f5f5

Shades

#73cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #68b9b9
  3. #5ca4a4
  4. #519090
  5. #457b7b
  6. #3a6767
  7. #2e5252
  8. #233e3e
  9. #172929
  10. #0c1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#73cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #81d2d2
  3. #8fd7d7
  4. #9ddcdc
  5. #abe1e1
  6. #b9e6e6
  7. #c7ebeb
  8. #d5f0f0
  9. #e3f5f5
  10. #f1fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73cdcd
  2. #74c5c5
  3. #76bebe
  4. #77b6b6
  5. #78aeae
  6. #7aa7a7
  7. #7b9f9f
  8. #7c9797
  9. #7d8f8f
  10. #7f8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6c4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b9ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45d2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9c8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dc2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5bd0cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73cdcd {
  color: #73cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-73cdcd {
  background-color: #73cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #73cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 47% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73cdcd, #73a0cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.50 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.66 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.84 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.26 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.30 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.40 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.14 #8c3232 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#73cdcd  rgb(115, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 47%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd7373  rgb(205, 115, 115)  hsl(0, 47%, 63%)  Old Rose
#cd73cd  rgb(205, 115, 205)  hsl(300, 47%, 63%)  Orchid
#cdcd73  rgb(205, 205, 115)  hsl(60, 47%, 63%)  Straw