Recognised as Colour
#72AAA7
- #72AAA7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#72AAA7 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 170, 167 and HSL 177°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#72AAA7#72AAA7
HEX#72AAA7
RGBrgb(114, 170, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6667, 0.6549
RGB percentages44.7%, 66.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(176.8, 24.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 32.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK32.9%, 0%, 1.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,514,791
CSS custom property--colour: #72AAA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8D5558
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA7275
Analogous#72AA8B, #7291AA
Triadic#A772AA, #AAA772
Split complementary#AA7291, #AA8B72
Tetradic#8B72AA, #AA7275, #91AA72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G170
B167
Red114 (44.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue176.79°
Saturation (HSL)24.78%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G AA · B A7
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