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Recognised as Colour

#72BBBB

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

#72BBBB is a cyan with RGB values 114, 187, 187 and HSL 180°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72BBBB#72BBBB
HEX#72BBBB
RGBrgb(114, 187, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7333, 0.7333
RGB percentages44.7%, 73.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(180, 34.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 39%, 73.3%)
CMYK39%, 0%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,163
CSS custom property--colour: #72BBBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#8D4444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5ABBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#52BFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7272
Analogous#72BB97, #7297BB
Triadic#BB72BB, #BBBB72
Split complementary#BB7297, #BB9772
Tetradic#9772BB, #BB7272, #97BB72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9EDED
Lighter +20%#B7DCDC
Lighter +10%#94CCCC
Darker −10%#51A9A9
Darker −20%#418686
Darker −30%#306464
Darker −40%#204141
More saturated +25%#58D5D5
Less saturated −25%#8CA1A1

Channel breakdown

R114
G187
B187
Red114 (44.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)34.93%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 72 · G BB · B BB

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