All About Color #72B3BB

#72B3BB

About #72B3BB

#72B3BB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #72B3BB. In RGB it is red 114, green 179, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 187°, saturation 35%, lightness 59%; in CMYK it is 39%, 4%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.88:1 on black.

#72B3BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B3, BB
CMYK39.04%, 4.28%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal114, 179, 187
HSL187°, 35%, 59%
RGB Octal162, 263, 273
HSV (HSB)186.58°, 39.04%, 73.33%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110011, 10111011
CIE-L*AB69.04, -18.63, -10.63
RGB Percent44.71%, 70.20%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH69.04, 21.45, 209.71
XYZ32.03, 39.41, 52.93
CIE-L*UV69.04, -30.50, -13.24
xyY0.26, 0.32, 39.41
Hunter-Lab62.77, -18.78, -6.05
RYB44.71%, 58.19%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B3BB on a dark background: contrast 8.88:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B3BB on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B3BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B3BB · #B0D4D9 · #44858D · #BB7A72 · #D9B5B0

Analogous palette

#72BB7A · #72BB9F · #72B3BB · #728EBB · #7A72BB

Triadic palette

#72B3BB · #BB72B3 · #B3BB72 · #B0D4D9 · #D9B0D4

Tetradic palette

#72B3BB · #9F72BB · #BB7A72 · #8EBB72 · #44858D

Monochromatic palette

#305E64 · #498E97 · #72B3BB · #A5CED4 · #D9EAED

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