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Recognised as Colour

#72C0AA

  • #72C0AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72C0AA is a cyan with RGB values 114, 192, 170 and HSL 163°, 38%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#72C0AA#72C0AA
HEX#72C0AA
RGBrgb(114, 192, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7529, 0.6667
RGB percentages44.7%, 75.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(163.1, 38.2%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.1, 40.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 0%, 11.5%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,520,426
CSS custom property--colour: #72C0AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#8D3F55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB7A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAEACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#59C2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 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 text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.8Light seagreen · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18.4Turquoise · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C07288
Analogous#72C083, #72AFC0
Triadic#AA72C0, #C0AA72
Split complementary#C072AF, #C08372
Tetradic#8372C0, #C07288, #AFC072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEFEA
Lighter +20%#B9E0D5
Lighter +10%#95D0BF
Darker −10%#4FB095
Darker −20%#3F8D77
Darker −30%#2F6A59
Darker −40%#20473C
More saturated +25%#59DAB5
Less saturated −25%#8CA79F

Channel breakdown

R114
G192
B170
Red114 (44.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue163.08°
Saturation (HSL)38.24%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C0 · B AA

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