Palettes / Colors / #73DDC8

#73DDC8 — Light Teal

#73DDC8 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#73DDC8 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 #DD7389; it also sits naturally between #73DD93 and #73BDDD. 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 78%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73DDC8

.text { color: #73DDC8; }
.background { background-color: #73DDC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73DDC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 221, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 61%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73DDC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 221, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73DDC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 221, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#73DDC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#73DDC8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #73DDC8

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Tones of #73DDC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD7389:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73DDC8: #000000.

How #73DDC8 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 #73DDC8 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

← #73DDC7  ·  #73DDC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #73DDC8?

#73DDC8 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 115, 221, 200). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73DDC8?

#73DDC8 is RGB 115, 221, 200 — HSL 168°, 61%, 66% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #73DDC8?

Its complement is #DD7389; analogous partners are #73DD93 and #73BDDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73DDC8 for text?

Black text on #73DDC8 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.