All About Color #72A79E

#72A79E

About #72A79E

#72A79E is a medium cyan color with the hex code #72A79E. In RGB it is red 114, green 167, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 170°, saturation 23%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 32%, 0%, 5%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 2.71:1 on white and 7.74:1 on black.

#72A79E Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, A7, 9E
CMYK31.74%, 0.00%, 5.39%, 34.51%
RGB Decimal114, 167, 158
HSL170°, 23%, 55%
RGB Octal162, 247, 236
HSV (HSB)169.81°, 31.74%, 65.49%
RGB Binary1110010, 10100111, 10011110
CIE-L*AB64.71, -19.49, -0.95
RGB Percent44.71%, 65.49%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH64.71, 19.51, 182.78
XYZ26.93, 33.68, 37.43
CIE-L*UV64.71, -25.82, 1.74
xyY0.27, 0.34, 33.68
Hunter-Lab58.04, -18.74, 2.39
RYB44.71%, 56.06%, 65.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72A79E on a dark background: contrast 7.74:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72A79E on a light background: contrast 2.71:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72A79E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72A79E · #AACAC5 · #49746D · #A7727B · #CAAAB0

Analogous palette

#7BA772 · #72A783 · #72A79E · #7295A7 · #727BA7

Triadic palette

#72A79E · #9E72A7 · #A79E72 · #AACAC5 · #C5AACA

Tetradic palette

#72A79E · #8372A7 · #A7727B · #95A772 · #49746D

Monochromatic palette

#314E4A · #4F7D76 · #72A79E · #A1C4BE · #D0E2DF

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