Recognised as Colour
#72F4CE
- #72F4CE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#72F4CE is a cyan with RGB values 114, 244, 206 and HSL 162°, 86%, 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 Aquamarine.
Colour values
#72F4CE#72F4CE
HEX#72F4CE
RGBrgb(114, 244, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9569, 0.8078
RGB percentages44.7%, 95.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(162.5, 85.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 53.3%, 95.7%)
CMYK53.3%, 0%, 15.6%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,533,774
CSS custom property--colour: #72F4CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.55:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#8D0B31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F47298
Analogous#72F48D, #72D9F4
Triadic#CE72F4, #F4CE72
Split complementary#F472D9, #F48D72
Tetradic#8D72F4, #F47298, #D9F472
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G244
B206
Red114 (44.7%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue162.46°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G F4 · B CE
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