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#73EEFF closest to Shallow Water

#73EEFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 93.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(115, 238, 255)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #73EEFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.40:1.

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Variations of #73EEFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7D6FF
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE6FF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7E7FF
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7D6FF
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4DFFF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00F7F3
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #55F2FA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9E1E6

#73EEFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#73EEFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.40:1 Super#73EEFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#73EEFF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #73EEFF; }
.background { background-color: #73EEFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #73EEFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(115 238 255);
color: hsl(187 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.112 207.4);

#73EEFF FAQ

What color is #73EEFF?

#73EEFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shallow Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #73EEFF?

#73EEFF is rgb(115, 238, 255) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #73EEFF?

The complementary color of #73EEFF is #FF8473, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #73EEFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #73EEFF: 15.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #73EEFF a warm or cool color?

#73EEFF is a cool color.