Palettes / Colors / #73ECFA

#73ECFA — Light Vivid Teal

#73ECFA is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #73ECFA 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.

#73ECFA 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 #FA8275; it also sits naturally between #75FAC5 and #75AAFA. 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 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73ECFA

.text { color: #73ECFA; }
.background { background-color: #73ECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73ECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 93%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73ECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73ECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 236, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA8275:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73ECFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73ECFA

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 #73ECFA 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 #73ECFA 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

← #73ECF9  ·  #73ECFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #73ECFA?

#73ECFA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 115, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73ECFA?

#73ECFA is RGB 115, 236, 250 — HSL 186°, 93%, 72% — CMYK 54%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #73ECFA?

Its complement is #FA8275; analogous partners are #75FAC5 and #75AAFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73ECFA for text?

Black text on #73ECFA has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.