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Recognised as Colour

#72898B

  • #72898B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#72898B is a cyan with RGB values 114, 137, 139 and HSL 185°, 10%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#72898B#72898B
HEX#72898B
RGBrgb(114, 137, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5373, 0.5451
RGB percentages44.7%, 53.7%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(184.8, 9.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 18%, 54.5%)
CMYK18%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,506,315
CSS custom property--colour: #72898B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#8D7674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85878Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81838Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6B8B8Ano 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 text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.8Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1Slate grey · ΔE 9.1Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Dim grey · ΔE 14Dark grey · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B7472
Analogous#728B81, #727D8B
Triadic#8B7289, #898B72
Split complementary#8B727D, #8B8172
Tetradic#81728B, #8B7472, #7D8B72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E7E7
Lighter +30%#C6CFD0
Lighter +20%#AAB8B9
Lighter +10%#8EA1A2
Darker −10%#5B6D6F
Darker −20%#445253
Darker −30%#2D3637
Darker −40%#161B1B
More saturated +25%#52A4AB
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R114
G137
B139
Red114 (44.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue184.8°
Saturation (HSL)9.88%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 89 · B 8B

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