Nearest named color: Medium Aquamarine
#73DBAB
#73DBAB
Nearest named
Medium Aquamarine
Family
Green
Lightness
81.6%
Chroma
0.120
Hue angle
162.1°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.69:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
11.01:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#66CC99
CSS oklch()
82% 0.12 162

#73DBAB is a soft, cool teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #73DBAB

Not just a swatch — here's how #73DBAB works with other colors. Named schemes with #73DBAB in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

This palette keeps Medium Aquamarine as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Aquamarine carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #73DBAB actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 37/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 63/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 19/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 78/100
High
Organic, earthy character — at home in wellness, food and craft brands.
Vintage feel 36/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 26/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 46/100
Moderate
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 24/100
Low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 46/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 76/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #73DBAB

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 11.0:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E6F5EE for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #71DACC — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #73DBAB at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #73DBAB;
  --color-base-rgb: 115 219 171;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(81.6% 0.120 162.1);
  --color-50: #F2FCF8;
  --color-100: #DEF7EB;
  --color-200: #BEEED8;
  --color-300: #92DEBA;
  --color-400: #68CA9C;
  --color-500: #46AE7E;
  --color-600: #3C8663;
  --color-700: #305F49;
  --color-800: #223F31;
  --color-900: #17271F;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}