#73BFAD

Accessibility

AAA

9.78:1

Vs white / black

2.15:1 · 9.78:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#73bfad

RGB

rgb(115, 191, 173)

RGBA

rgba(115, 191, 173, 1)

HSL

hsl(166, 37%, 60%)

HSLA

hsla(166, 37%, 60%, 1)

HSV

hsv(166, 40%, 75%)

LAB

lab(72.18% -27.79 1.68)

LCH

lch(72.18% 27.84 176.54)

OKLAB

oklab(0.75 -0.0805 0.004)

OKLCH

oklch(0.75 0.0806 177.16)

XYZ

xyz(33.24, 43.92, 46.25)

CMYK

cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 25%)

CSS

color: #73bfad;

CSS variable

--color-73bfad: #73bfad;

SCSS

$color-73bfad: #73bfad;

JavaScript

const color = "#73bfad";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#73bfad";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#73bfad" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#73bfad", "rgb": { "r": 115, "g": 191, "b": 173 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.75 0.0806 177.16)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#73bfad-1: #73bfad;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-500

Very different · ΔE 7.1 · #14B8A6

Nearest CSS named color

MediumAquaMarine

Very different · ΔE 6.18 · #66CDAA

Nearest Material color

teal-300

Very different · ΔE 5.4 · #4DB6AC

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 19.55 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50d3fff5 100c3f4e7 200a9e2d3 3008bcdbd 40066b2a1 5004a9685 6003c7e6f 7002d6559 8001f4d43 90011362f 95000211a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3faf8 e8f4f1 dcefeb d0eae4 c5e4dd b9dfd6 addacf a2d4c8 96cfc2 8acabb 7fc4b4 73bfad 69af9f 609f90 568f82 4d7f73 436f65 3a6057 305048 26403a 1d302b 13201d 0a100e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3faf8 e8f4f1 dcefeb d0eae4 c5e4dd b9dfd6 addacf a2d4c8 96cfc2 8acabb 7fc4b4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

69af9f 609f90 568f82 4d7f73 436f65 3a6057 305048 26403a 1d302b 13201d 0a100e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

74baa9 75b5a6 76afa2 77aa9e 78a59a 7aa097 7b9a93 7c958f 7d908b 7e8b88 7f8584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#73BFADStop 1 #BF7385Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#73BF87Stop 1 #73BFADStop 2 #73ABBFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#73BFADStop 1 #AD73BFStop 2 #BFAD73Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#73BFADStop 1 #BF73ABStop 2 #BF8773Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#20463DStop 1 #387A6BStop 2 #50AF99Stop 3 #85C7B7Stop 4 #B9DFD6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #73bfad works

#73BFAD (#73bfad) sits in the teal family at about 166° hue, 37% saturation, and 60% lightness. Contrast is 2.15:1 on white and 9.78:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #73bfad as small body text on white — 2.15:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #6BB8A5#6BB8A5 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #65C8BA#65C8BA Spectrum #65BDA1#65BDA1 Spectrum #4ABAA9#4ABAA9 Spectrum #60CDB5#60CDB5 Spectrum #68C0BA#68C0BA Material Teal 300#4DB6AC Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Spectrum #80C2A1#80C2A1 Spectrum #44C1A3#44C1A3