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Recognised as Colour

#72EDCA

  • #72EDCA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#72EDCA is a cyan with RGB values 114, 237, 202 and HSL 163°, 77%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#72EDCA#72EDCA
HEX#72EDCA
RGBrgb(114, 237, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9294, 0.7922
RGB percentages44.7%, 92.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(162.9, 77.4%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 51.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK51.9%, 0%, 14.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,531,978
CSS custom property--colour: #72EDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.68:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#8D1235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E0C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#39EFE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 7.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.5Turquoise · ΔE 11.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3Aqua · ΔE 21.9Cyan · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED7295
Analogous#72ED8C, #72D3ED
Triadic#CA72ED, #EDCA72
Split complementary#ED72D3, #ED8C72
Tetradic#8C72ED, #ED7295, #D3ED72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFEFD
Lighter +20%#CCF9EC
Lighter +10%#9FF3DB
Darker −10%#45E7B9
Darker −20%#1CDDA6
Darker −30%#16B084
Darker −40%#118262
More saturated +25%#60FFD2
Less saturated −25%#86D9C1

Channel breakdown

R114
G237
B202
Red114 (44.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue162.93°
Saturation (HSL)77.36%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G ED · B CA

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