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Recognised as Colour

#72AAB2

  • #72AAB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72AAB2 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 170, 178 and HSL 188°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72AAB2#72AAB2
HEX#72AAB2
RGBrgb(114, 170, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6667, 0.698
RGB percentages44.7%, 66.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(187.5, 29.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 36%, 69.8%)
CMYK36%, 4.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,514,802
CSS custom property--colour: #72AAB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8D554D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A6B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#969DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#59AFACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27A72
Analogous#72B29A, #728AB2
Triadic#B272AA, #AAB272
Split complementary#B2728A, #B29A72
Tetradic#9A72B2, #B27A72, #8AB272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAFA
Lighter +30%#D5E6E8
Lighter +20%#B4D2D6
Lighter +10%#93BEC4
Darker −10%#55939C
Darker −20%#43747B
Darker −30%#31555A
Darker −40%#1F3639
More saturated +25%#57BECD
Less saturated −25%#8D9697

Channel breakdown

R114
G170
B178
Red114 (44.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)29.36%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G AA · B B2

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