Colour

#72CEA8

#72CEA8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72CEA8 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 206, 168 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#72CEA8

RGBrgb(114, 206, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8078, 0.6588

RGB percentages44.7%, 80.8%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(155.2, 48.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.2, 44.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK44.7%, 0%, 18.4%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,524,008

CSS custom property--colour: #72CEA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1

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

Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#8D3157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBC3A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB8AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#56CEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 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 text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 3.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.2 Turquoise · ΔE 17.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 3.07, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE7298

Analogous#72CE7A, #72C6CE

Triadic#A872CE, #CEA872

Split complementary#CE72C6, #CE7A72

Tetradic#7A72CE, #CE7298, #C6CE72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F5EE

Lighter +20%#BEE8D7

Lighter +10%#98DBBF

Darker −10%#4CC191

Darker −20%#38A276

Darker −30%#2B7C5B

Darker −40%#1E563F

More saturated +25%#5AE6AC

Less saturated −25%#8AB6A4

Channel breakdown

R114

G206

B168

Red114 (44.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue155.22°

Saturation (HSL)48.42%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G CE · B A8

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