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Recognised as Colour

#72877F

  • #72877F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#72877F is a cyan with RGB values 114, 135, 127 and HSL 157°, 8%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#72877F#72877F
HEX#72877F
RGBrgb(114, 135, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5294, 0.498
RGB percentages44.7%, 52.9%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(157.1, 8.4%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.1, 15.6%, 52.9%)
CMYK15.6%, 0%, 5.9%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,505,791
CSS custom property--colour: #72877F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8D7880

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86847Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#82817Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6E8785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.5Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87727A
Analogous#728775, #728587
Triadic#7F7287, #877F72
Split complementary#877285, #877572
Tetradic#757287, #87727A, #858772

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E5E3
Lighter +30%#C4CECA
Lighter +20%#A9B6B1
Lighter +10%#8D9F98
Darker −10%#5B6B65
Darker −20%#43504B
Darker −30%#2C3431
Darker −40%#151817
More saturated +25%#53A686
Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R114
G135
B127
Red114 (44.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue157.14°
Saturation (HSL)8.43%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G 87 · B 7F

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