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#73CEED closest to Below Zero

#73CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Below Zero. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(115, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 77% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #73CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.78:1.

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Variations of #73CEED

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

How #73CEED 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 #AABCED
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCAEF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACCAEE
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AABCED
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9DC3ED
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #23D8D8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5ED2E4
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2C5CE

#73CEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#73CEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.78:1 Very good#73CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#73CEED in CSS

/* Below Zero */
.color { color: #73CEED; }
.background { background-color: #73CEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #73CEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(115 206 237);
color: hsl(195 77% 69%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.097 222.3);

#73CEED FAQ

What color is #73CEED?

#73CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Below Zero. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #73CEED?

#73CEED is rgb(115, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(195, 77%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #73CEED?

The complementary color of #73CEED is #ED9273, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #73CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #73CEED: 11.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #73CEED a warm or cool color?

#73CEED is a cool color.