All About Color #72AEC0

#72AEC0

About #72AEC0

#72AEC0 is a light cyan color with the hex code #72AEC0. In RGB it is red 114, green 174, blue 192; in HSL it is hue 194°, saturation 38%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 41%, 9%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.46:1 on white and 8.53:1 on black.

#72AEC0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, AE, C0
CMYK40.63%, 9.37%, 0.00%, 24.71%
RGB Decimal114, 174, 192
HSL194°, 38%, 60%
RGB Octal162, 256, 300
HSV (HSB)193.85°, 40.62%, 75.29%
RGB Binary1110010, 10101110, 11000000
CIE-L*AB67.77, -14.72, -15.31
RGB Percent44.71%, 68.24%, 75.29%
CIE-L*CH67.77, 21.24, 226.14
XYZ31.59, 37.66, 55.47
CIE-L*UV67.77, -28.35, -21.20
xyY0.25, 0.30, 37.66
Hunter-Lab61.36, -15.50, -10.64
RYB44.71%, 58.01%, 75.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72AEC0 on a dark background: contrast 8.53:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72AEC0 on a light background: contrast 2.46:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72AEC0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72AEC0 · #B2D2DC · #428194 · #C08472 · #DCBCB2

Analogous palette

#72C084 · #72C0AB · #72AEC0 · #7287C0 · #8472C0

Triadic palette

#72AEC0 · #C072AE · #AEC072 · #B2D2DC · #DCB2D2

Tetradic palette

#72AEC0 · #AB72C0 · #C08472 · #87C072 · #428194

Monochromatic palette

#2F5C6A · #478A9E · #72AEC0 · #A7CCD7 · #DCEBEF

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