Palettes / Colors / #73DDBF

#73DDBF — Light Teal

#73DDBF is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #73DDBF 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.

#73DDBF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DD7391; it also sits naturally between #73DD8A and #73C6DD. 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 87% · Blue 75%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73DDBF

.text { color: #73DDBF; }
.background { background-color: #73DDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73DDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 221, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 61%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73DDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 221, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73DDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 221, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #73DDBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD7391:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73DDBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73DDBF

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 #73DDBF 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 #73DDBF 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 #73DDBF?

#73DDBF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 115, 221, 191). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73DDBF?

#73DDBF is RGB 115, 221, 191 — HSL 163°, 61%, 66% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #73DDBF?

Its complement is #DD7391; analogous partners are #73DD8A and #73C6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73DDBF for text?

Black text on #73DDBF has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.