Colour

#72CEA7

#72CEA7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72CEA7 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 206, 167 and HSL 155°, 48%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#72CEA7

RGBrgb(114, 206, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8078, 0.6549

RGB percentages44.7%, 80.8%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(154.6, 48.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(154.6, 44.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK44.7%, 0%, 18.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,524,007

CSS custom property--colour: #72CEA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#8D3158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC3A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB8A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#57CEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 3.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1 Turquoise · ΔE 17.5 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 3.31, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE7299

Analogous#72CE79, #72C7CE

Triadic#A772CE, #CEA772

Split complementary#CE72C7, #CE7972

Tetradic#7972CE, #CE7299, #C7CE72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F5EE

Lighter +20%#BEE8D6

Lighter +10%#98DBBF

Darker −10%#4CC18F

Darker −20%#38A275

Darker −30%#2B7C5A

Darker −40%#1E563E

More saturated +25%#5AE6AB

Less saturated −25%#8AB6A3

Channel breakdown

R114

G206

B167

Red114 (44.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue154.57°

Saturation (HSL)48.42%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G CE · B A7

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