#73C2D2 Hex Color
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A pastel cyan that glows more than it shouts. #73c2d2 is light and unsaturated, cool without going icy, which suits spring themes, kids’ products, and airy UI backgrounds. Black text hits about 10.4:1 contrast on it, well past WCAG AA. Try it with warm coral accents so it doesn’t read washed out next to white.
Questions about #73c2d2
What is #73c2d2 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #73c2d2 is rgb(115, 194, 210), in HSL hsl(190, 51%, 64%) and in CMYK 45%, 8%, 0%, 18%. Browse more shades of blue with names and hex codes.
What text color works best on #73c2d2?
Black text works best, with about 10.4:1 contrast, well above the 4.5:1 WCAG AA threshold for small body text. White text on #73c2d2 falls short, so avoid it for anything fine or small.
What colors pair well with #73c2d2?
Warm coral and soft peach balance its cool cast, while navy grounds it in more serious tech or productivity palettes. Keep saturated colors to small accents so the pastel stays in charge.
Is #73c2d2 readable on white or black?
#73c2d2 has a 2.02:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.37:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.