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#73BABE closest to Castaway

#73BABE is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Castaway. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(115, 186, 190)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 37% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #73BABE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.50:1.

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Variations of #73BABE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#73BABE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#73BABE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #73BABE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A3AABF
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B4BE
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3B5BF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A3AABF
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #98B0BE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #53BFBB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #67BCBD
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2B1B2

#73BABE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#73BABE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.50:1 Very good#73BABE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#73BABE in CSS

/* Castaway */
.color { color: #73BABE; }
.background { background-color: #73BABE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #73BABE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(115 186 190);
color: hsl(183 37% 60%);
color: oklch(0.744 0.072 200.3);

#73BABE FAQ

What color is #73BABE?

#73BABE is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Castaway. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #73BABE?

#73BABE is rgb(115, 186, 190) in RGB, hsl(183, 37%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #73BABE?

The complementary color of #73BABE is #BE7773, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #73BABE?

Black text has the best contrast on #73BABE: 9.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #73BABE a warm or cool color?

#73BABE is a cool color.