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Recognised as Colour

#72A18F

  • #72A18F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72A18F is a cyan with RGB values 114, 161, 143 and HSL 157°, 20%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72A18F#72A18F
HEX#72A18F
RGBrgb(114, 161, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6314, 0.5608
RGB percentages44.7%, 63.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(157, 20%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157, 29.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK29.2%, 0%, 11.2%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,512,463
CSS custom property--colour: #72A18F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8D5E70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9B8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#969590no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#67A29Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.2Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1Light seagreen · ΔE 21Teal · ΔE 21.2Dark grey · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A17284
Analogous#72A177, #729CA1
Triadic#8F72A1, #A18F72
Split complementary#A1729B, #A17772
Tetradic#7872A1, #A17284, #9CA172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF3F0
Lighter +30%#CEDED8
Lighter +20%#AFCAC0
Lighter +10%#91B5A7
Darker −10%#5A8675
Darker −20%#45685B
Darker −30%#314940
Darker −40%#1C2B25
More saturated +25%#55BE96
Less saturated −25%#8A8A8A

Channel breakdown

R114
G161
B143
Red114 (44.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue157.02°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G A1 · B 8F

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