Information about #73A1A5 color

#73A1A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#73A1A5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 161, 165) — 45.1% red, 63.1% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 2 / 0 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #73A1A5 reads as a softly toned aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Awash (#739CA9). Slightly further away sit Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8) and Blue Moon (#7296AB).

The recipe behind #73A1A5 is rgb(115, 161, 165), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #73A1A5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#73A1A5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#73A1A5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #73A1A5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73A1A5
  • RGB115, 161, 165
  • CMYK20, 2, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(115, 161, 165)
  • HSL185°, 22%, 55%
  • HSL Precise184.8°, 21.739%, 54.902%
  • HSV185°, 30%, 65%
  • HSB185°, 30%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.631, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.631, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.631, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID73A1A5
  • DECIMAL ID7578021
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01