Recognised as Colour
#72FED3
- #72FED3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#72FED3 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 254, 211 and HSL 162°, 99%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#72FED3#72FED3
HEX#72FED3
RGBrgb(114, 254, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9961, 0.8275
RGB percentages44.7%, 99.6%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(161.6, 98.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.6, 55.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK55.1%, 0%, 16.9%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,536,339
CSS custom property--colour: #72FED3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.83:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#8D012C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FE729D
Analogous#72FE8D, #72E3FE
Triadic#D372FE, #FED372
Split complementary#FE72E3, #FE8D72
Tetradic#8D72FE, #FE729D, #E3FE72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R114
G254
B211
Red114 (44.7%)
Green254 (99.6%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue161.57°
Saturation (HSL)98.59%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G FE · B D3
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