All About Color #72BDCB

#72BDCB

About #72BDCB

#72BDCB is a light cyan color with the hex code #72BDCB. In RGB it is red 114, green 189, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 46%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 7%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.13:1 on white and 9.86:1 on black.

#72BDCB Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BD, CB
CMYK43.84%, 6.90%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal114, 189, 203
HSL189°, 46%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 275, 313
HSV (HSB)189.44°, 43.84%, 79.61%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111101, 11001011
CIE-L*AB72.42, -19.63, -14.35
RGB Percent44.71%, 74.12%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH72.42, 24.31, 216.17
XYZ35.92, 44.28, 63.15
CIE-L*UV72.42, -34.21, -19.13
xyY0.25, 0.31, 44.28
Hunter-Lab66.55, -20.12, -9.69
RYB44.71%, 60.67%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BDCB on a dark background: contrast 9.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BDCB on a light background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72BDCB · #B5DCE3 · #3D94A4 · #CB7F72 · #E3BCB5

Analogous palette

#72CB7F · #72CBAB · #72BDCB · #7291CB · #7F72CB

Triadic palette

#72BDCB · #CB72BD · #BDCB72 · #B5DCE3 · #E3B5DC

Tetradic palette

#72BDCB · #AB72CB · #CB7F72 · #91CB72 · #3D94A4

Monochromatic palette

#2C6C77 · #419EAF · #72BDCB · #A9D7DF · #E1F1F4

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