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Colour

#72B0AB

  • #72B0AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72B0AB is a cyan with RGB values 114, 176, 171 and HSL 175°, 28%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72B0AB#72B0AB
HEX#72B0AB
RGBrgb(114, 176, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6902, 0.6706
RGB percentages44.7%, 69%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(175.2, 28.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.2, 35.2%, 69%)
CMYK35.2%, 0%, 2.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,516,331
CSS custom property--colour: #72B0AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8D4F54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9AAABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA1ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.6Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Dark cyan · ΔE 18.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3Powder blue · ΔE 20.2Light blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B07277
Analogous#72B08C, #7296B0
Triadic#AB72B0, #B0AB72
Split complementary#B07296, #B08C72
Tetradic#8C72B0, #B07277, #96B072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9F9
Lighter +30%#D4E7E5
Lighter +20%#B3D5D2
Lighter +10%#93C2BE
Darker −10%#569994
Darker −20%#447874
Darker −30%#315855
Darker −40%#1F3735
More saturated +25%#57CCC2
Less saturated −25%#8E9494

Channel breakdown

R114
G176
B171
Red114 (44.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue175.16°
Saturation (HSL)28.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G B0 · B AB

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