Colour

#72BDC6

#72BDC6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#72BDC6 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 189, 198 and HSL 186°, 42%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#72BDC6

RGBrgb(114, 189, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7412, 0.7765

RGB percentages44.7%, 74.1%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(186.4, 42.4%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 42.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK42.4%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,519,686

CSS custom property--colour: #72BDC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#8D4239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B7C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4ADC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4BC3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12 Sky blue · ΔE 13.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.3 Powder blue · ΔE 15.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C67B72

Analogous#72C6A5, #7293C6

Triadic#C672BD, #BDC672

Split complementary#C67293, #C6A572

Tetradic#A572C6, #C67B72, #93C672

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DFF0F2

Lighter +20%#BBDFE3

Lighter +10%#96CED5

Darker −10%#4EACB7

Darker −20%#3C8C96

Darker −30%#2E6A71

Darker −40%#1F484D

More saturated +25%#59D0DF

Less saturated −25%#8BAAAD

Channel breakdown

R114

G189

B198

Red114 (44.7%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue186.43°

Saturation (HSL)42.42%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G BD · B C6

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Colour values

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