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Recognised as Colour

#72C19C

  • #72C19C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72C19C is a cyan with RGB values 114, 193, 156 and HSL 152°, 39%, 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

#72C19C#72C19C
HEX#72C19C
RGBrgb(114, 193, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7569, 0.6118
RGB percentages44.7%, 75.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(151.9, 38.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.9, 40.9%, 75.7%)
CMYK40.9%, 0%, 19.2%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,520,668
CSS custom property--colour: #72C19C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#8D3E63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB79Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AE9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5EC1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 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 text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.3Light seagreen · ΔE 19.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.5Turquoise · ΔE 20.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C17297
Analogous#72C175, #72BFC1
Triadic#9C72C1, #C19C72
Split complementary#C172BF, #C17572
Tetradic#7472C1, #C17297, #BEC172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCF0E7
Lighter +20%#B9E0CE
Lighter +10%#95D1B5
Darker −10%#4FB183
Darker −20%#3F8E69
Darker −30%#2F6B4F
Darker −40%#1F4835
More saturated +25%#59DA9E
Less saturated −25%#8BA89A

Channel breakdown

R114
G193
B156
Red114 (44.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue151.9°
Saturation (HSL)38.92%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G C1 · B 9C

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