Information about #73B5C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #73B5C9 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(115, 181, 201) — 45.1% red, 71% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 34 / 8 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #73B5C9 reads as a confidently colored cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Refresh (#71B8CA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Seagull (#77B7D0) and Delicate Girl Blue (#6AB2CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(115, 181, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #73B5C9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#73B5C9 color variations

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

#73B5C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73B5C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#73B5C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#73B5C9 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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#73B5C9 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 #73B5C9

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

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

#73B5C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73B5C9
  • RGB115, 181, 201
  • CMYK34, 8, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(115, 181, 201)
  • HSL194°, 44%, 62%
  • HSL Precise193.953°, 44.33%, 61.961%
  • HSV194°, 43%, 79%
  • HSB194°, 43%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.710, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.710, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.710, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID73B5C9
  • DECIMAL ID7583177
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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