Recognised as Colour
#72ABAB
- #72ABAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#72ABAB is a cyan with RGB values 114, 171, 171 and HSL 180°, 25%, 56%. 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
#72ABAB#72ABAB
HEX#72ABAB
RGBrgb(114, 171, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6706, 0.6706
RGB percentages44.7%, 67.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(180, 25.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 33.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,051
CSS custom property--colour: #72ABAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8D5454
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB7272
Analogous#72AB8F, #728FAB
Triadic#AB72AB, #ABAB72
Split complementary#AB728F, #AB8F72
Tetradic#8F72AB, #AB7272, #8FAB72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G171
B171
Red114 (44.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 72 · G AB · B AB
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