Exploring the Color #73F8EC

#73F8EC sits at 175° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 90% saturation and 71% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 115, 248, 236 produces a 16.37:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #73F8EC is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 47 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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