Palettes / Colors / #73DFEC

#73DFEC — Light Teal

#73DFEC is a teal color we call Light 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 #73DFEC 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.

#73DFEC 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 #EC8074; it also sits naturally between #74ECBC and #74A4EC. 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 93%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73DFEC

.text { color: #73DFEC; }
.background { background-color: #73DFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73DFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 223, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73DFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 223, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73DFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 223, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC8074:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73DFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73DFEC

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 #73DFEC 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 #73DFEC 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 #73DFEC?

#73DFEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 115, 223, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73DFEC?

#73DFEC is RGB 115, 223, 236 — HSL 186°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 51%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #73DFEC?

Its complement is #EC8074; analogous partners are #74ECBC and #74A4EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73DFEC for text?

Black text on #73DFEC has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.