Information about #73B6BF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #73B6BF is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 182, 191) — 45.1% red, 71.4% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 4 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #73B6BF appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Glacier (#78B1BF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Meltwater (#6EAEC0) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(115, 182, 191) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #73B6BF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #73B6BF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#73B6BF color variations

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

#73B6BF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73B6BF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#73B6BF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#73B6BF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#73B6BF 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #73B6BF

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

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Vintage Turquoise color link
Vintage Turquoise

#6DB6AD

#73B6BF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73B6BF
  • RGB115, 182, 191
  • CMYK30, 4, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(115, 182, 191)
  • HSL187°, 37%, 60%
  • HSL Precise187.105°, 37.255%, 60%
  • HSV187°, 40%, 75%
  • HSB187°, 40%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.714, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.714, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.714, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID73B6BF
  • DECIMAL ID7583423
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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