All About Color #72BFCB

#72BFCB

About #72BFCB

#72BFCB is a light cyan color with the hex code #72BFCB. In RGB it is red 114, green 191, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 188°, saturation 46%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 6%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.09:1 on white and 10.03:1 on black.

#72BFCB Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BF, CB
CMYK43.84%, 5.91%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal114, 191, 203
HSL188°, 46%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 277, 313
HSV (HSB)188.09°, 43.84%, 79.61%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111111, 11001011
CIE-L*AB72.99, -20.65, -13.49
RGB Percent44.71%, 74.90%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH72.99, 24.67, 213.15
XYZ36.35, 45.15, 63.30
CIE-L*UV72.99, -35.02, -17.62
xyY0.25, 0.31, 45.15
Hunter-Lab67.19, -21.03, -8.82
RYB44.71%, 60.90%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BFCB on a dark background: contrast 10.03:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BFCB on a light background: contrast 2.09:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72BFCB · #B5DDE3 · #3D96A4 · #CB7D72 · #E3BBB5

Analogous palette

#72CB7D · #72CBAA · #72BFCB · #7292CB · #7D72CB

Triadic palette

#72BFCB · #CB72BF · #BFCB72 · #B5DDE3 · #E3B5DD

Tetradic palette

#72BFCB · #AA72CB · #CB7D72 · #92CB72 · #3D96A4

Monochromatic palette

#2C6D77 · #41A0AF · #72BFCB · #A9D8DF · #E1F1F4

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