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Recognised as Colour

#72B2BF

  • #72B2BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72B2BF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 178, 191 and HSL 190°, 38%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72B2BF#72B2BF
HEX#72B2BF
RGBrgb(114, 178, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.698, 0.749
RGB percentages44.7%, 69.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(190.1, 37.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.1, 40.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK40.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,516,863
CSS custom property--colour: #72B2BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8D4D40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7AEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA4BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#52B8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.9Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 16.2Powder blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7F72
Analogous#72BFA6, #728BBF
Triadic#BF72B2, #B2BF72
Split complementary#BF728B, #BFA672
Tetradic#A672BF, #BF7F72, #8BBF72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEBEF
Lighter +20%#B8D8DF
Lighter +10%#95C5CF
Darker −10%#4F9FAF
Darker −20%#3F7F8C
Darker −30%#2F5F69
Darker −40%#203F45
More saturated +25%#58C3D9
Less saturated −25%#8CA1A5

Channel breakdown

R114
G178
B191
Red114 (44.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue190.13°
Saturation (HSL)37.56%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G B2 · B BF

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