Recognised as Colour

#72A592

#72A592
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#72A592 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 165, 146 and HSL 158°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#72A592

RGBrgb(114, 165, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6471, 0.5725

RGB percentages44.7%, 64.7%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(157.6, 22.1%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(157.6, 30.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK30.9%, 0%, 11.5%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,513,490

CSS custom property--colour: #72A592;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#8D5A6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29E91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#999893no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#65A69Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2 Teal · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A57285

Analogous#72A579, #729FA5

Triadic#9272A5, #A59272

Split complementary#A5729F, #A57972

Tetradic#7972A5, #A57285, #9FA572

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF4F2

Lighter +30%#CFE1DA

Lighter +20%#B0CDC2

Lighter +10%#91B9AA

Darker −10%#598B78

Darker −20%#456C5D

Darker −30%#314D43

Darker −40%#1D2E28

More saturated +25%#55C299

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R114

G165

B146

Red114 (44.7%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue157.65°

Saturation (HSL)22.08%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G A5 · B 92

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