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Recognised as Colour

#72BBC2

  • #72BBC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#72BBC2 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 187, 194 and HSL 185°, 40%, 60%. 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

#72BBC2#72BBC2
HEX#72BBC2
RGBrgb(114, 187, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7333, 0.7608
RGB percentages44.7%, 73.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(185.3, 39.6%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 41.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK41.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,170
CSS custom property--colour: #72BBC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8D443D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B5C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3ABC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Tritanopia#4EC0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 15.9Powder blue · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27972
Analogous#72C2A1, #7293C2
Triadic#C272BB, #BBC272
Split complementary#C27293, #C2A172
Tetradic#A172C2, #C27972, #93C272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDEFF0
Lighter +20%#B9DDE1
Lighter +10%#96CCD1
Darker −10%#4EAAB3
Darker −20%#3E8990
Darker −30%#2F676C
Darker −40%#1F4549
More saturated +25%#59D0DB
Less saturated −25%#8BA6A9

Channel breakdown

R114
G187
B194
Red114 (44.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue185.25°
Saturation (HSL)39.6%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G BB · B C2

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