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Recognised as Colour

#72BBBD

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

#72BBBD is a cyan with RGB values 114, 187, 189 and HSL 182°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#72BBBD#72BBBD
HEX#72BBBD
RGBrgb(114, 187, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7333, 0.7412
RGB percentages44.7%, 73.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(181.6, 36.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.6, 39.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK39.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,165
CSS custom property--colour: #72BBBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8D4442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B5BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ABBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#51C0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 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 text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Light blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7472
Analogous#72BD9A, #7295BD
Triadic#BD72BB, #BBBD72
Split complementary#BD7295, #BD9A72
Tetradic#9A72BD, #BD7472, #95BD72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#DAEDEE
Lighter +20%#B7DDDE
Lighter +10%#95CCCD
Darker −10%#50A9AC
Darker −20%#408789
Darker −30%#306566
Darker −40%#204243
More saturated +25%#58D3D7
Less saturated −25%#8CA3A3

Channel breakdown

R114
G187
B189
Red114 (44.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue181.6°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G BB · B BD

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