Recognised as Colour
#72ACA9
- #72ACA9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#72ACA9 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 172, 169 and HSL 177°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#72ACA9#72ACA9
HEX#72ACA9
RGBrgb(114, 172, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6745, 0.6627
RGB percentages44.7%, 67.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(176.9, 25.9%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.9, 33.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 1.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,305
CSS custom property--colour: #72ACA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8D5356
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC7275
Analogous#72AC8C, #7292AC
Triadic#A972AC, #ACA972
Split complementary#AC7292, #AC8C72
Tetradic#8C72AC, #AC7275, #92AC72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G172
B169
Red114 (44.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue176.9°
Saturation (HSL)25.89%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G AC · B A9
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