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Recognised as Colour

#72F4CF

  • #72F4CF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#72F4CF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 244, 207 and HSL 163°, 86%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#72F4CF#72F4CF
HEX#72F4CF
RGBrgb(114, 244, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9569, 0.8118
RGB percentages44.7%, 95.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(162.9, 85.5%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 53.3%, 95.7%)
CMYK53.3%, 0%, 15.2%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,533,775
CSS custom property--colour: #72F4CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#8D0B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD8D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#31F6E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 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 text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 4.7Turquoise · ΔE 13.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.5Aqua · ΔE 21.5Cyan · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 4.69, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F47297
Analogous#72F48E, #72D8F4
Triadic#CF72F4, #F4CF72
Split complementary#F472D8, #F48E72
Tetradic#8E72F4, #F47297, #D8F472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D1FBEF
Lighter +10%#A1F8DF
Darker −10%#43F0BF
Darker −20%#13EDAF
Darker −30%#0FBE8C
Darker −40%#0B8F69
More saturated +25%#67FFD4
Less saturated −25%#85E1C7

Channel breakdown

R114
G244
B207
Red114 (44.7%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue162.92°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G F4 · B CF

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