Colour

#72EDB4

#72EDB4
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#72EDB4 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 237, 180 and HSL 152°, 77%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#72EDB4

RGBrgb(114, 237, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9294, 0.7059

RGB percentages44.7%, 92.9%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(152.2, 77.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(152.2, 51.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK51.9%, 0%, 24.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,531,956

CSS custom property--colour: #72EDB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#8D124B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EADEB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8D1B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#48ECDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 10 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.3 Light green · ΔE 19.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.6 Pale green · ΔE 21.9 Turquoise · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED72AB

Analogous#72ED76, #72E8ED

Triadic#B472ED, #EDB472

Split complementary#ED72E8, #ED7672

Tetradic#7772ED, #ED72AB, #E9ED72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFEFC

Lighter +20%#CCF9E4

Lighter +10%#9FF3CC

Darker −10%#45E79C

Darker −20%#1CDD84

Darker −30%#16B069

Darker −40%#11824E

More saturated +25%#60FFB5

Less saturated −25%#86D9B3

Channel breakdown

R114

G237

B180

Red114 (44.7%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue152.2°

Saturation (HSL)77.36%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 72 · G ED · B B4

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