Recognised as Colour

#72CECF

#72CECF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72CECF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 206, 207 and HSL 181°, 49%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72CECF#72CECF

HEX#72CECF

RGBrgb(114, 206, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8078, 0.8118

RGB percentages44.7%, 80.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(180.6, 49.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.6, 44.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK44.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,524,047

CSS custom property--colour: #72CECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#8D3130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C6CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3BAD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#41D3CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.9 Powder blue · ΔE 15.7 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.8 Sky blue · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF7372

Analogous#72CFA1, #72A0CF

Triadic#CF72CE, #CECF72

Split complementary#CF72A0, #CFA172

Tetradic#A272CF, #CF7372, #A0CF72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F6F6

Lighter +20%#BEE8E9

Lighter +10%#98DBDC

Darker −10%#4CC1C2

Darker −20%#38A2A3

Darker −30%#2B7C7D

Darker −40%#1E5757

More saturated +25%#5AE5E7

Less saturated −25%#8AB7B7

Channel breakdown

R114

G206

B207

Red114 (44.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue180.65°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G CE · B CF

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Colour values

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