Colour

#72C5CF

#72C5CF
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#72C5CF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 197, 207 and HSL 186°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#72C5CF#72C5CF

HEX#72C5CF

RGBrgb(114, 197, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7725, 0.8118

RGB percentages44.7%, 77.3%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(186.5, 49.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 44.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK44.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,521,743

CSS custom property--colour: #72C5CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#8D3A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9BFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAB3CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Tritanopia#43CBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.3 Light blue · ΔE 14.9 Powder blue · ΔE 15 Cadetblue · ΔE 15 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF7C72

Analogous#72CFAB, #7296CF

Triadic#CF72C5, #C5CF72

Split complementary#CF7296, #CFAA72

Tetradic#AB72CF, #CF7C72, #97CF72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F4F6

Lighter +20%#BEE4E9

Lighter +10%#98D5DC

Darker −10%#4CB5C2

Darker −20%#3898A3

Darker −30%#2B747D

Darker −40%#1E5157

More saturated +25%#5AD8E7

Less saturated −25%#8AB2B7

Channel breakdown

R114

G197

B207

Red114 (44.7%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue186.45°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G C5 · B CF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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