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Recognised as Colour

#72A9A3

  • #72A9A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72A9A3 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 169, 163 and HSL 173°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72A9A3#72A9A3
HEX#72A9A3
RGBrgb(114, 169, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6627, 0.6392
RGB percentages44.7%, 66.3%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(173.5, 24.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 32.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK32.5%, 0%, 3.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,514,531
CSS custom property--colour: #72A9A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#8D565C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A3A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#999CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#5FACA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.4Dark cyan · ΔE 18.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 19.9Teal · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A97278
Analogous#72A988, #7293A9
Triadic#A372A9, #A9A372
Split complementary#A97293, #A98872
Tetradic#8872A9, #A97278, #94A972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F6F6
Lighter +30%#D1E3E1
Lighter +20%#B1D0CC
Lighter +10%#92BCB8
Darker −10%#58908A
Darker −20%#45706C
Darker −30%#31514D
Darker −40%#1E312F
More saturated +25%#56C5B9
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R114
G169
B163
Red114 (44.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue173.45°
Saturation (HSL)24.23%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G A9 · B A3

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