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Recognised as Colour

#72F1EF

  • #72F1EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#72F1EF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 241, 239 and HSL 179°, 82%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#72F1EF#72F1EF
HEX#72F1EF
RGBrgb(114, 241, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9451, 0.9373
RGB percentages44.7%, 94.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(179.1, 81.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.1, 52.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK52.7%, 0%, 0.8%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,533,039
CSS custom property--colour: #72F1EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#8D0E10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E7EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD7F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#00F7F0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7Turquoise · ΔE 12.5Aqua · ΔE 13.5Cyan · ΔE 13.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F17274
Analogous#72F1AF, #72B4F1
Triadic#EF72F1, #F1EF72
Split complementary#F172B3, #F1AF72
Tetradic#B072F1, #F17274, #B4F172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFFFF
Lighter +20%#CFFAFA
Lighter +10%#A0F6F4
Darker −10%#44ECEA
Darker −20%#17E6E3
Darker −30%#12B8B5
Darker −40%#0E8987
More saturated +25%#64FFFD
Less saturated −25%#85DEDC

Channel breakdown

R114
G241
B239
Red114 (44.7%)
Green241 (94.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue179.06°
Saturation (HSL)81.94%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G F1 · B EF

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