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Colour

#72CACC

  • #72CACC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72CACC is a cyan with RGB values 114, 202, 204 and HSL 181°, 47%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72CACC#72CACC
HEX#72CACC
RGBrgb(114, 202, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7922, 0.8
RGB percentages44.7%, 79.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(181.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 44.1%, 80%)
CMYK44.1%, 1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,523,020
CSS custom property--colour: #72CACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8D3533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B7CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#44CFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.5Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7472
Analogous#72CCA1, #729DCC
Triadic#CC72CA, #CACC72
Split complementary#CC729D, #CCA172
Tetradic#A172CC, #CC7472, #9DCC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F4F5
Lighter +20%#BDE6E7
Lighter +10%#97D8DA
Darker −10%#4DBCBE
Darker −20%#399C9F
Darker −30%#2C7779
Darker −40%#1E5354
More saturated +25%#5AE1E4
Less saturated −25%#8AB3B4

Channel breakdown

R114
G202
B204
Red114 (44.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue181.33°
Saturation (HSL)46.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G CA · B CC

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