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Recognised as Colour

#72B797

  • #72B797
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#72B797 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 183, 151 and HSL 152°, 32%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#72B797#72B797
HEX#72B797
RGBrgb(114, 183, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7176, 0.5922
RGB percentages44.7%, 71.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(152.2, 32.4%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(152.2, 37.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK37.7%, 0%, 17.5%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,518,103
CSS custom property--colour: #72B797;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8D4868

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5AE95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A699no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#61B7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 18.3Cadetblue · ΔE 20.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.1Sea green · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B77292
Analogous#72B774, #72B5B7
Triadic#9772B7, #B79772
Split complementary#B772B5, #B77572
Tetradic#7472B7, #B77292, #B5B772

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFB
Lighter +30%#D7EBE2
Lighter +20%#B6D9C9
Lighter +10%#94C8B0
Darker −10%#53A37E
Darker −20%#428164
Darker −30%#315F4A
Darker −40%#1F3E30
More saturated +25%#57D299
Less saturated −25%#8D9C95

Channel breakdown

R114
G183
B151
Red114 (44.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue152.17°
Saturation (HSL)32.39%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G B7 · B 97

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