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Recognised as Colour

#72AA96

  • #72AA96
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72AA96 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 170, 150 and HSL 159°, 25%, 56%. 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

#72AA96#72AA96
HEX#72AA96
RGBrgb(114, 170, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6667, 0.5882
RGB percentages44.7%, 66.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(158.6, 24.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.6, 32.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK32.9%, 0%, 11.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,514,774
CSS custom property--colour: #72AA96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#8D5569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A395no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#63ABA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 18.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 20.4Teal · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA7286
Analogous#72AA7A, #72A2AA
Triadic#9672AA, #AA9672
Split complementary#AA72A2, #AA7A72
Tetradic#7A72AA, #AA7286, #A2AA72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7F5
Lighter +30%#D1E4DD
Lighter +20%#B2D0C5
Lighter +10%#92BDAE
Darker −10%#58917D
Darker −20%#447261
Darker −30%#315246
Darker −40%#1E322B
More saturated +25%#56C69E
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R114
G170
B150
Red114 (44.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue158.57°
Saturation (HSL)24.78%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G AA · B 96

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