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Recognised as Colour

#72E4EE

  • #72E4EE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72E4EE is a cyan with RGB values 114, 228, 238 and HSL 185°, 78%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72E4EE#72E4EE
HEX#72E4EE
RGBrgb(114, 228, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8941, 0.9333
RGB percentages44.7%, 89.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(184.8, 78.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 52.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK52.1%, 4.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,529,710
CSS custom property--colour: #72E4EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#8D1B11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5DCEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CDEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ECE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 14Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Powder blue · ΔE 17.1Turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE7C72
Analogous#72EEBA, #72A6EE
Triadic#EE72E4, #E4EE72
Split complementary#EE72A6, #EEBA72
Tetradic#BA72EE, #EE7C72, #A6EE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFEFE
Lighter +20%#CDF5F9
Lighter +10%#A0EDF3
Darker −10%#44DBE9
Darker −20%#1BCFDF
Darker −30%#15A5B2
Darker −40%#107B84
More saturated +25%#61F2FF
Less saturated −25%#86D3DA

Channel breakdown

R114
G228
B238
Red114 (44.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue184.84°
Saturation (HSL)78.48%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G E4 · B EE

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