All About Color #72BDCA

#72BDCA

About #72BDCA

#72BDCA is a light cyan color with the hex code #72BDCA. In RGB it is red 114, green 189, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 6%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.13:1 on white and 9.85:1 on black.

#72BDCA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BD, CA
CMYK43.56%, 6.44%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal114, 189, 202
HSL189°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 275, 312
HSV (HSB)188.86°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111101, 11001010
CIE-L*AB72.39, -19.89, -13.85
RGB Percent44.71%, 74.12%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH72.39, 24.24, 214.85
XYZ35.80, 44.24, 62.53
CIE-L*UV72.39, -34.24, -18.29
xyY0.25, 0.31, 44.24
Hunter-Lab66.51, -20.32, -9.18
RYB44.71%, 60.58%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BDCA on a dark background: contrast 9.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BDCA on a light background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72BDCA · #B5DCE3 · #3E94A3 · #CA8072 · #E3BCB5

Analogous palette

#72CA80 · #72CAAB · #72BDCA · #7291CA · #8072CA

Triadic palette

#72BDCA · #CA72BD · #BDCA72 · #B5DCE3 · #E3B5DC

Tetradic palette

#72BDCA · #AB72CA · #CA8072 · #91CA72 · #3E94A3

Monochromatic palette

#2D6B76 · #429EAE · #72BDCA · #AAD7DF · #E1F1F4

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