Close to Electric Blue
#73EBEF
#73EBEF is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 92.2% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 79% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #73EBEF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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14.86:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #73EBEF as they’d see it.
#73EBEF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #73EBEF
What color is #73EBEF?
#73EBEF is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 92.2% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 79% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #73EBEF in RGB?
#73EBEF is rgb(115, 235, 239): 115 red, 235 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #73EBEF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(52, 2, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #73EBEF?
PANTONE 3242 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #73EBEF?
Its complement #FDCECA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.