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Recognised as Colour

#72D0D3

  • #72D0D3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72D0D3 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 208, 211 and HSL 182°, 52%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72D0D3#72D0D3
HEX#72D0D3
RGBrgb(114, 208, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8157, 0.8275
RGB percentages44.7%, 81.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(181.9, 52.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.9, 46%, 82.7%)
CMYK46%, 1.4%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,524,563
CSS custom property--colour: #72D0D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8D2F2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C8D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BCD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3DD6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 16.6Light seagreen · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D37572
Analogous#72D3A6, #72A0D3
Triadic#D372D0, #D0D372
Split complementary#D372A0, #D3A572
Tetradic#A572D3, #D37572, #9FD372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F7F7
Lighter +20%#C0EAEB
Lighter +10%#99DDDF
Darker −10%#4BC3C7
Darker −20%#35A6AA
Darker −30%#298083
Darker −40%#1D5A5C
More saturated +25%#5BE6EA
Less saturated −25%#89BABC

Channel breakdown

R114
G208
B211
Red114 (44.7%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue181.86°
Saturation (HSL)52.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G D0 · B D3

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