#73c4d7 Color Information

#73c4d7 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #73c4d7, and its official name is Thredbo. In RGB, it consists of 45.1% Red, 76.9% Green, and 84.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 46.5% Cyan, 8.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 191.4°, with saturation of 55.6% and lightness of 64.7%. The decimal value for #73c4d7 is 7587031, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #73c4d7 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#73c4d7 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorThredbo Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color115, 196, 215 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color45.1%, 76.9%, 84.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.549, 0.231, 0.157 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.465, 0.088, 0, 0.157 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color191.4°, 55.6%, 64.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color191.4°, 46.5%, 84.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color39.076, 48.031, 71.501 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color115, 160, 215 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code7587031 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color74.844, -19.785, -17.211 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)74.844, 26.223, 221.021 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color74.844, -36.361, -23.876 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color69.304, -20.639, -12.656 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.246, 0.303, 48.031 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285777111 / 0xff73c4d7 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cccc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #73c4d7

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #73c4d7, its pure hue is 191.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.6%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #73c4d7, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0e191b to #65acbc.

Tints of #73c4d7

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #73c4d7, its pure hue is 191.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.6%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #73c4d7, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #85cbdc to #eef8fa.

Tones of #73c4d7

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #73c4d7, its pure hue is 191.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 55.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #73c4d7, which range from #a5a5a5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4bddff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #73c4d7

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #73c4d7! For #73c4d7, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #73c4d7. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #73c4d7

This color, #73c4d7, consists of 45.1% Red, 76.9% Green, and 84.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 115, Green = 196, Blue = 215. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #73c4d7 is 46.5% Cyan, 8.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R45.1%
C46.5%
G76.9%
M8.8%
B84.3%
Y0.0%
K15.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 115 196 215
Octal 163 304 327
Hexa #73 #c4 #d7
Binary 01110011 11000100 11010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 46 8 0 15
Octal 56 10 0 17
Hexa #2e #08 #00 #0f
Binary 00101110 00001000 00000000 00001111

Analogous Colors of #73c4d7

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #73c4d7 — which has hue 191.4° — its analogous colors are located at 161.4° and 221.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #73c4d7.

Triadic Colors of #73c4d7

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #73c4d7 — which has hue 191.4° — its triadic colors are located at 71.4° and 311.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #73c4d7.

Complementary Color of #73c4d7

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #73c4d7 — which has hue 191.4° — its complementary color is located at 11.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #73c4d7.

Split Complementary Colors of #73c4d7

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #73c4d7 — which has hue 191.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 41.4° and 341.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #73c4d7.

Tetradic Colors of #73c4d7

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #73c4d7 — which has hue 191.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 101.4°, 191.4°, 281.4°, and 11.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #73c4d7.

Monochromatic Colors of #73c4d7

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #73c4d7, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #5091a0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #afe8f5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #73c4d7

We want to make getting started with #73c4d7 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #73c4d7 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #73c4d7 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #73c4d7 with other HTML elements.

#73c4d7 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #73c4d7.
<span style="color: #73c4d7;">The color of this text is #73c4d7.</span>

#73c4d7 Background Color

The background color for this text is #73c4d7.
<div style="background-color: #73c4d7; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #73c4d7.</div>

#73c4d7 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #73c4d7.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #73c4d7;">This color for the shadow of this text is #73c4d7.</span>

#73c4d7 Border Color

This is a div with border color #73c4d7.
<div style="border: #73c4d7 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #73c4d7.</div>

#73c4d7 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #73c4d7 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #73c4d7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #73c4d7 on a white background.</div></div>

#73c4d7 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #73c4d7 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #73c4d7; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #73c4d7 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #73c4d7 to White

This is a gradient from #73c4d7 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#73c4d7,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#73c4d7,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#73c4d7,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#73c4d7,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #73c4d7 to white.</div>

Gradient from #73c4d7 to Black

This is a gradient from #73c4d7 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#73c4d7,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#73c4d7,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#73c4d7,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#73c4d7,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #73c4d7 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #73c4d7

In addition to using #73c4d7 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #73c4d7 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #73c4d7, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 115, Green = 196, Blue = 215). If you need details about the color coordinates of #73c4d7 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #73c4d7
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(115, 196, 215)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #73c4d7; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #73c4d7; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #73c4d7; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(115, 196, 215);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#73c4d7")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:115, green:196, blue:215, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:115 green:196 blue:215 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(115f, 196f, 215f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(115, 196, 215);
 

#73c4d7 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #73c4d7 the same way. For those with color blindness, #73c4d7 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #73c4d7 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #73c4d7 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #73c4d7 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #73c4d7 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #73c4d7 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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