Colour

#72CFC2

#72CFC2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72CFC2 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 207, 194 and HSL 172°, 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

#72CFC2#72CFC2

HEX#72CFC2

RGBrgb(114, 207, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8118, 0.7608

RGB percentages44.7%, 81.2%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(171.6, 49.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 44.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK44.9%, 0%, 6.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,524,290

CSS custom property--colour: #72CFC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#8D303D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C7C6C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7BAC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#49D2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13 Turquoise · ΔE 14 Light seagreen · ΔE 14 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CF727F

Analogous#72CF93, #72ADCF

Triadic#C272CF, #CFC272

Split complementary#CF72AD, #CF9372

Tetradic#9372CF, #CF727F, #ADCF72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4F6F3

Lighter +20%#BEE9E3

Lighter +10%#98DCD2

Darker −10%#4CC2B2

Darker −20%#38A394

Darker −30%#2B7D72

Darker −40%#1E574F

More saturated +25%#5AE7D3

Less saturated −25%#8AB7B1

Channel breakdown

R114

G207

B194

Red114 (44.7%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue171.61°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G CF · B C2

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