All About Color #72BBCA

#72BBCA

About #72BBCA

#72BBCA is a light cyan color with the hex code #72BBCA. In RGB it is red 114, green 187, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 7%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.17:1 on white and 9.68:1 on black.

#72BBCA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BB, CA
CMYK43.56%, 7.43%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal114, 187, 202
HSL190°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 273, 312
HSV (HSB)190.23°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111011, 11001010
CIE-L*AB71.81, -18.87, -14.71
RGB Percent44.71%, 73.33%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH71.81, 23.92, 217.95
XYZ35.37, 43.38, 62.39
CIE-L*UV71.81, -33.44, -19.81
xyY0.25, 0.31, 43.38
Hunter-Lab65.87, -19.41, -10.05
RYB44.71%, 60.35%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BBCA on a dark background: contrast 9.68:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BBCA on a light background: contrast 2.17:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72BBCA · #B5DBE3 · #3E92A3 · #CA8172 · #E3BDB5

Analogous palette

#72CA81 · #72CAAD · #72BBCA · #7290CA · #8172CA

Triadic palette

#72BBCA · #CA72BB · #BBCA72 · #B5DBE3 · #E3B5DB

Tetradic palette

#72BBCA · #AD72CA · #CA8172 · #90CA72 · #3E92A3

Monochromatic palette

#2D6A76 · #429CAE · #72BBCA · #AAD6DF · #E1F1F4

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