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Recognised as Colour

#72B3BB

  • #72B3BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72B3BB is a cyan with RGB values 114, 179, 187 and HSL 187°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72B3BB#72B3BB
HEX#72B3BB
RGBrgb(114, 179, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.702, 0.7333
RGB percentages44.7%, 70.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(186.6, 34.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 39%, 73.3%)
CMYK39%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,517,115
CSS custom property--colour: #72B3BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8D4C44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9AEBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA5BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#54B8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 16.7Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7A72
Analogous#72BB9F, #728EBB
Triadic#BB72B3, #B3BB72
Split complementary#BB728E, #BB9F72
Tetradic#9F72BB, #BB7A72, #8EBB72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9EBED
Lighter +20%#B7D8DC
Lighter +10%#94C6CC
Darker −10%#519FA9
Darker −20%#417F86
Darker −30%#305E64
Darker −40%#203E41
More saturated +25%#58C7D5
Less saturated −25%#8C9FA1

Channel breakdown

R114
G179
B187
Red114 (44.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue186.58°
Saturation (HSL)34.93%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G B3 · B BB

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