Colour

#72B7A0

#72B7A0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72B7A0 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 183, 160 and HSL 160°, 32%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#72B7A0

RGBrgb(114, 183, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7176, 0.6275

RGB percentages44.7%, 71.8%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(160, 32.4%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 37.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK37.7%, 0%, 12.6%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,518,112

CSS custom property--colour: #72B7A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#8D485F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3AF9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8A6A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5EB8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B77289

Analogous#72B77E, #72ACB7

Triadic#A072B7, #B7A072

Split complementary#B772AB, #B77E72

Tetradic#7E72B7, #B77289, #ACB772

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9FCFB

Lighter +30%#D7EBE4

Lighter +20%#B6D9CD

Lighter +10%#94C8B7

Darker −10%#53A388

Darker −20%#42816C

Darker −30%#315F50

Darker −40%#1F3E34

More saturated +25%#57D2A9

Less saturated −25%#8D9C97

Channel breakdown

R114

G183

B160

Red114 (44.7%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)32.39%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G B7 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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