Colour

#72B8A7

#72B8A7
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#72B8A7 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 184, 167 and HSL 165°, 33%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72B8A7#72B8A7

HEX#72B8A7

RGBrgb(114, 184, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7216, 0.6549

RGB percentages44.7%, 72.2%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(165.4, 33%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(165.4, 38%, 72.2%)

CMYK38%, 0%, 9.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,518,375

CSS custom property--colour: #72B8A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#8D4758

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B0A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A7A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#5BBAB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B87283

Analogous#72B884, #72A6B8

Triadic#A772B8, #B8A772

Split complementary#B872A6, #B88472

Tetradic#8472B8, #B87283, #A6B872

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFCFC

Lighter +30%#D8EBE7

Lighter +20%#B6DAD1

Lighter +10%#94C9BC

Darker −10%#53A490

Darker −20%#428273

Darker −30%#316055

Darker −40%#1F3F37

More saturated +25%#58D3B5

Less saturated −25%#8D9E99

Channel breakdown

R114

G184

B167

Red114 (44.7%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue165.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.02%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G B8 · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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