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Colour

#72FFCF

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

#72FFCF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 255, 207 and HSL 160°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#72FFCF#72FFCF
HEX#72FFCF
RGBrgb(114, 255, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 1, 0.8118
RGB percentages44.7%, 100%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(159.6, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.6, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 0%, 18.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,536,591
CSS custom property--colour: #72FFCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.92:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#8D0030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9F0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E1D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2AFFF1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 4.3Turquoise · ΔE 19.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.5Aqua · ΔE 25.6Cyan · ΔE 25.6Light green · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 4.27, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF72A2
Analogous#72FF88, #72E8FF
Triadic#CF72FF, #FFCF72
Split complementary#FF72E8, #FF8872
Tetradic#8972FF, #FF72A2, #E8FF72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8FFF2
Lighter +10%#A5FFE0
Darker −10%#3FFFBE
Darker −20%#0CFFAC
Darker −30%#00D88E
Darker −40%#00A56D
More saturated +25%#72FFCF
Less saturated −25%#84EDC9

Channel breakdown

R114
G255
B207
Red114 (44.7%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue159.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 72 · G FF · B CF

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