Colour

#72D1D1

#72D1D1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72D1D1 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 209, 209 and HSL 180°, 51%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72D1D1#72D1D1

HEX#72D1D1

RGBrgb(114, 209, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8196, 0.8196

RGB percentages44.7%, 82%, 82%

HSLhsl(180, 50.8%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 45.5%, 82%)

CMYK45.5%, 0%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,524,817

CSS custom property--colour: #72D1D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#8D2E2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C9D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BDD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#3ED6D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9 Powder blue · ΔE 16 Turquoise · ΔE 17

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D17272

Analogous#72D1A2, #72A2D1

Triadic#D172D1, #D1D172

Split complementary#D172A2, #D1A272

Tetradic#A272D1, #D17272, #A2D172

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5F7F7

Lighter +20%#BFEAEA

Lighter +10%#98DEDE

Darker −10%#4CC4C4

Darker −20%#36A7A7

Darker −30%#2A8080

Darker −40%#1D5A5A

More saturated +25%#5BE8E8

Less saturated −25%#89BABA

Channel breakdown

R114

G209

B209

Red114 (44.7%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)50.8%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 72 · G D1 · B D1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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