Close to Aquamarine
#73ECAE
#73ECAE is a light, vivid green, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 92.5% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 76% 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 #73ECAE.
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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #73ECAE as they’d see it.
#73ECAE 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 #73ECAE
What color is #73ECAE?
#73ECAE is a light, vivid green, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 92.5% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 76% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #73ECAE in RGB?
#73ECAE is rgb(115, 236, 174): 115 red, 236 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #73ECAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(51, 0, 26, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #73ECAE?
PANTONE 346 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #73ECAE?
Its complement #FEC6DF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.