#73DDEC

Accessibility

AAA

13.28:1

Vs white / black

1.58:1 · 13.28:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#73ddec

RGB

rgb(115, 221, 236)

RGBA

rgba(115, 221, 236, 1)

HSL

hsl(187, 76%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(187, 76%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(187, 51%, 93%)

LAB

lab(82.6% -26.65 -16.76)

LCH

lch(82.6% 31.48 212.17)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8397 -0.0888 -0.0463)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8397 0.1001 207.54)

XYZ

xyz(48.06, 61.41, 88.66)

CMYK

cmyk(51%, 6%, 0%, 7%)

CSS

color: #73ddec;

CSS variable

--color-73ddec: #73ddec;

SCSS

$color-73ddec: #73ddec;

JavaScript

const color = "#73ddec";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#73ddec";

React

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

JSON

{ "hex": "#73ddec", "rgb": { "r": 115, "g": 221, "b": 236 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8397 0.1001 207.54)" }

Export

Developer code

css

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

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

cyan-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.78 · #67E8F9

Nearest CSS named color

LightSkyBlue

Very different · ΔE 8.02 · #87CEEB

Nearest Material color

cyan-200

Similar · ΔE 1.38 · #80DEEA

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 8.3 · #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.

50c6ffff 100b4f5ff 20096e3ef 30073cedb 40045b3c2 5001e97a5 600157e8b 700086570 800004d56 90000373d 950002126

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f3fcfd e8f9fc dcf7fa d0f4f9 c5f1f7 b9eef6 adebf4 a2e8f2 96e6f1 8ae3ef 7fe0ee 73ddec 69cbd8 60b8c5 56a6b1 4d939d 43818a 3a6f76 305c62 264a4f 1d373b 132527 0a1214

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3fcfd e8f9fc dcf7fa d0f4f9 c5f1f7 b9eef6 adebf4 a2e8f2 96e6f1 8ae3ef 7fe0ee

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

69cbd8 60b8c5 56a6b1 4d939d 43818a 3a6f76 305c62 264a4f 1d373b 132527 0a1214

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

74d5e3 75ceda 76c6d1 77bec8 78b6bf 7aafb6 7ba7ad 7c9fa4 7d979b 7e9092 7f8889

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#73DDECStop 1 #EC8274Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#74ECBEStop 1 #73DDECStop 2 #74A2ECStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#73DDECStop 1 #EC74DEStop 2 #DEEC74Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#73DDECStop 1 #EC74A2Stop 2 #ECBE74Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#0C515AStop 1 #158D9DStop 2 #1FCAE0Stop 3 #62DAEAStop 4 #A5EAF3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #73ddec works

#73DDEC (#73ddec) sits in the cyan family at about 187° hue, 76% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 1.58:1 on white and 13.28:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: cyan-300 (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 #73ddec as small body text on white — 1.58:1 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: Freshness, clarity, and innovation. Great for tech accents and clean digital products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Cyan range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Cyan 200#80DEEA Spectrum #7FE0EB#7FE0EB Spectrum #5CE3F5#5CE3F5 Spectrum #5ED8E4#5ED8E4 Tailwind cyan 300#67E8F9 Spectrum #80D5DB#80D5DB Spectrum #38DEF0#38DEF0 Spectrum #7ED3E7#7ED3E7 Material Cyan 300#4DD0E1 Spectrum #5CD5F0#5CD5F0 Spectrum #14D9EB#14D9EB Spectrum #62CADF#62CADF