Palettes / Colors / #73BDCE

#73BDCE — Muted Teal

#73BDCE is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #73BDCE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#73BDCE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CE8473; it also sits naturally between #73CEB1 and #7390CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 74% · Blue 81%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #73BDCE

.text { color: #73BDCE; }
.background { background-color: #73BDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73BDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 189, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 48%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73BDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 189, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73BDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 189, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#73BDCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#73BDCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE8473:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73BDCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73BDCE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #73BDCE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #73BDCE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #73BDCE?

#73BDCE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 115, 189, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73BDCE?

#73BDCE is RGB 115, 189, 206 — HSL 191°, 48%, 63% — CMYK 44%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #73BDCE?

Its complement is #CE8473; analogous partners are #73CEB1 and #7390CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73BDCE for text?

Black text on #73BDCE has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.