Palettes / Colors / #73CEBC

#73CEBC — Muted Teal

#73CEBC is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #73CEBC 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.

#73CEBC 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 #CE7385; it also sits naturally between #73CE8F and #73B3CE. 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 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73CEBC

.text { color: #73CEBC; }
.background { background-color: #73CEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73CEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 206, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 48%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73CEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 206, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73CEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 206, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE7385:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73CEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73CEBC

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 #73CEBC 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 #73CEBC 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 #73CEBC?

#73CEBC is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 115, 206, 188). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73CEBC?

#73CEBC is RGB 115, 206, 188 — HSL 168°, 48%, 63% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 9%, 19%.

What colors go with #73CEBC?

Its complement is #CE7385; analogous partners are #73CE8F and #73B3CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73CEBC for text?

Black text on #73CEBC has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.