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Recognised as Colour

#72D0BA

  • #72D0BA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72D0BA is a cyan with RGB values 114, 208, 186 and HSL 166°, 50%, 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 aquamarine.

Colour values

#72D0BA#72D0BA
HEX#72D0BA
RGBrgb(114, 208, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8157, 0.7294
RGB percentages44.7%, 81.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(166, 50%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 45.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK45.2%, 0%, 10.6%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,524,538
CSS custom property--colour: #72D0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 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#BABABA
Inverted#8D2F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC6B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABBBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4DD2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 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 aquamarine · ΔE 8.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4Turquoise · ΔE 13.2Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D07288
Analogous#72D08B, #72B7D0
Triadic#BA72D0, #D0BA72
Split complementary#D072B7, #D08B72
Tetradic#8B72D0, #D07288, #B7D072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F6F2
Lighter +20%#BEEADF
Lighter +10%#98DDCD
Darker −10%#4CC3A7
Darker −20%#37A58B
Darker −30%#2A7F6B
Darker −40%#1D584B
More saturated +25%#5AE8C7
Less saturated −25%#8AB8AE

Channel breakdown

R114
G208
B186
Red114 (44.7%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue165.96°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G D0 · B BA

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