Colour

#72CABB

#72CABB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72CABB is a cyan with RGB values 114, 202, 187 and HSL 170°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72CABB#72CABB

HEX#72CABB

RGBrgb(114, 202, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7922, 0.7333

RGB percentages44.7%, 79.2%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(169.8, 45.4%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 43.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK43.6%, 0%, 7.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,523,003

CSS custom property--colour: #72CABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#8D3544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C1BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4B6BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4ECDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 13.6 Turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CA7281

Analogous#72CA8F, #72ADCA

Triadic#BB72CA, #CABB72

Split complementary#CA72AD, #CA8F72

Tetradic#8F72CA, #CA7281, #ADCA72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1F4F1

Lighter +20%#BCE6DF

Lighter +10%#97D8CD

Darker −10%#4DBCA9

Darker −20%#3A9C8B

Darker −30%#2D766A

Darker −40%#1F5149

More saturated +25%#5AE2CB

Less saturated −25%#8AB2AB

Channel breakdown

R114

G202

B187

Red114 (44.7%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue169.77°

Saturation (HSL)45.36%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G CA · B BB

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Colour values

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