Colour

#72E1AA

#72E1AA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#72E1AA is a cyan with RGB values 114, 225, 170 and HSL 150°, 65%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#72E1AA#72E1AA

HEX#72E1AA

RGBrgb(114, 225, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8824, 0.6667

RGB percentages44.7%, 88.2%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(150.3, 64.9%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(150.3, 49.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK49.3%, 0%, 24.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,528,874

CSS custom property--colour: #72E1AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.07:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#8D1E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFD3A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEC7ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Tritanopia#51E0D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.5 Aquamarine · ΔE 12.6 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6 Light green · ΔE 20.3 Turquoise · ΔE 21.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E172A9

Analogous#72E173, #72E0E1

Triadic#AA72E1, #E1AA72

Split complementary#E172E0, #E17372

Tetradic#7372E1, #E172A9, #E0E172

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0FCF6

Lighter +20%#C6F3DD

Lighter +10%#9CEAC3

Darker −10%#48D891

Darker −20%#2AC377

Darker −30%#21995E

Darker −40%#186F44

More saturated +25%#5DF6AA

Less saturated −25%#87CCAA

Channel breakdown

R114

G225

B170

Red114 (44.7%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue150.27°

Saturation (HSL)64.91%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G E1 · B AA

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