Colour

#72868E

#72868E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#72868E is a cyan with RGB values 114, 134, 142 and HSL 197°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#72868E

RGBrgb(114, 134, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5255, 0.5569

RGB percentages44.7%, 52.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(197.1, 11%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 19.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK19.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,505,550

CSS custom property--colour: #72868E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#8D7971

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81858Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D818Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6A8988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 5.6 Gray · ΔE 8.7 Dim grey · ΔE 13.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7 Dark grey · ΔE 16.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.35, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E7A72

Analogous#728E88, #72788E

Triadic#8E7286, #868E72

Split complementary#8E7278, #8E8872

Tetradic#88728E, #8E7A72, #788E72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3E7E9

Lighter +30%#C7CFD2

Lighter +20%#ABB7BB

Lighter +10%#8E9EA5

Darker −10%#5B6B72

Darker −20%#455155

Darker −30%#2E3639

Darker −40%#171B1D

More saturated +25%#5294AE

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R114

G134

B142

Red114 (44.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)11.02%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 86 · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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