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Recognised as Colour

#72999B

  • #72999B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72999B is a cyan with RGB values 114, 153, 155 and HSL 183°, 17%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72999B#72999B
HEX#72999B
RGBrgb(114, 153, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6, 0.6078
RGB percentages44.7%, 60%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(182.9, 17%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 26.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK26.5%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,510,427
CSS custom property--colour: #72999B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#8D6664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93959Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C909Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#649C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.2Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Dark cyan · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B7472
Analogous#729B89, #72849B
Triadic#9B7299, #999B72
Split complementary#9B7284, #9B8972
Tetradic#89729B, #9B7472, #859B72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EFF0
Lighter +30%#CCDADA
Lighter +20%#AEC4C5
Lighter +10%#90AFB0
Darker −10%#5A7E80
Darker −20%#456062
Darker −30%#304344
Darker −40%#1B2526
More saturated +25%#54B4B9
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R114
G153
B155
Red114 (44.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue182.93°
Saturation (HSL)17.01%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 99 · B 9B

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