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Recognised as Colour

#72C2D2

  • #72C2D2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#72C2D2 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 194, 210 and HSL 190°, 52%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#72C2D2#72C2D2
HEX#72C2D2
RGBrgb(114, 194, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7608, 0.8235
RGB percentages44.7%, 76.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(190, 51.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190, 45.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK45.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,520,978
CSS custom property--colour: #72C2D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#8D3D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BDD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B1D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#42C9C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.4Light blue · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D28272
Analogous#72D2B2, #7292D2
Triadic#D272C2, #C2D272
Split complementary#D27292, #D2B272
Tetradic#B272D2, #D28272, #92D272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F4F7
Lighter +20%#BFE3EB
Lighter +10%#99D3DE
Darker −10%#4BB1C6
Darker −20%#3695A8
Darker −30%#297382
Darker −40%#1D515B
More saturated +25%#5BD2E9
Less saturated −25%#89B3BB

Channel breakdown

R114
G194
B210
Red114 (44.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue190°
Saturation (HSL)51.61%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G C2 · B D2

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