Recognised as Colour

#72C1BC

#72C1BC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72C1BC is a cyan with RGB values 114, 193, 188 and HSL 176°, 39%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72C1BC#72C1BC

HEX#72C1BC

RGBrgb(114, 193, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7569, 0.7373

RGB percentages44.7%, 75.7%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(176.2, 38.9%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.2, 40.9%, 75.7%)

CMYK40.9%, 0%, 2.6%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,520,700

CSS custom property--colour: #72C1BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#8D3E43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABAFBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#50C5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5 Light seagreen · ΔE 14.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17 Powder blue · ΔE 17.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C17277

Analogous#72C194, #729FC1

Triadic#BC72C1, #C1BC72

Split complementary#C1729F, #C19472

Tetradic#9472C1, #C17277, #9FC172

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF0EE

Lighter +20%#B9E0DE

Lighter +10%#95D1CD

Darker −10%#4FB1AB

Darker −20%#3F8E89

Darker −30%#2F6B67

Darker −40%#1F4845

More saturated +25%#59DAD2

Less saturated −25%#8BA8A6

Channel breakdown

R114

G193

B188

Red114 (44.7%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue176.2°

Saturation (HSL)38.92%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G C1 · B BC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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