All About Color #72B1BB

#72B1BB

About #72B1BB

#72B1BB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #72B1BB. In RGB it is red 114, green 177, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 188°, saturation 35%, lightness 59%; in CMYK it is 39%, 5%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.72:1 on black.

#72B1BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B1, BB
CMYK39.04%, 5.35%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal114, 177, 187
HSL188°, 35%, 59%
RGB Octal162, 261, 273
HSV (HSB)188.22°, 39.04%, 73.33%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110001, 10111011
CIE-L*AB68.47, -17.59, -11.49
RGB Percent44.71%, 69.41%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH68.47, 21.01, 213.16
XYZ31.63, 38.61, 52.80
CIE-L*UV68.47, -29.67, -14.73
xyY0.26, 0.31, 38.61
Hunter-Lab62.14, -17.87, -6.88
RYB44.71%, 57.97%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B1BB on a dark background: contrast 8.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B1BB on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B1BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B1BB · #B0D3D9 · #44838D · #BB7C72 · #D9B5B0

Analogous palette

#72BB7C · #72BBA0 · #72B1BB · #728DBB · #7C72BB

Triadic palette

#72B1BB · #BB72B1 · #B1BB72 · #B0D3D9 · #D9B0D3

Tetradic palette

#72B1BB · #A072BB · #BB7C72 · #8DBB72 · #44838D

Monochromatic palette

#305D64 · #498D97 · #72B1BB · #A5CED4 · #D9EAED

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