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Colour

#72BEAB

  • #72BEAB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72BEAB is a cyan with RGB values 114, 190, 171 and HSL 165°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#72BEAB#72BEAB
HEX#72BEAB
RGBrgb(114, 190, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7451, 0.6706
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(165, 36.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 40%, 74.5%)
CMYK40%, 0%, 10%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,915
CSS custom property--colour: #72BEAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#8D4154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B5AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACACACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#59C0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.6Light seagreen · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.4Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6Turquoise · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7285
Analogous#72BE85, #72ABBE
Triadic#AB72BE, #BEAB72
Split complementary#BE72AB, #BE8572
Tetradic#8572BE, #BE7285, #ABBE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBEEE9
Lighter +20%#B8DED5
Lighter +10%#95CEC0
Darker −10%#50AD96
Darker −20%#408A78
Darker −30%#306759
Darker −40%#20443B
More saturated +25%#58D8B8
Less saturated −25%#8CA49E

Channel breakdown

R114
G190
B171
Red114 (44.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)36.89%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G BE · B AB

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