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Colour

#72E4D4

  • #72E4D4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#72E4D4 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 228, 212 and HSL 172°, 68%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#72E4D4#72E4D4
HEX#72E4D4
RGBrgb(114, 228, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8941, 0.8314
RGB percentages44.7%, 89.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(171.6, 67.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.6, 50%, 89.4%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,529,684
CSS custom property--colour: #72E4D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.76:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#8D1B2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD9D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CBD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#34E8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 8.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.7Aquamarine · ΔE 17.1Aqua · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E47282
Analogous#72E49B, #72BBE4
Triadic#D472E4, #E4D472
Split complementary#E472BB, #E49B72
Tetradic#9B72E4, #E47282, #BBE472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FDFB
Lighter +20%#C8F4EE
Lighter +10%#9DECE1
Darker −10%#47DCC7
Darker −20%#27C9B3
Darker −30%#1E9F8D
Darker −40%#167467
More saturated +25%#5DF9E3
Less saturated −25%#87CFC5

Channel breakdown

R114
G228
B212
Red114 (44.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue171.58°
Saturation (HSL)67.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G E4 · B D4

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