All About Color #72C2CA

#72C2CA

About #72C2CA

#72C2CA is a light cyan color with the hex code #72C2CA. In RGB it is red 114, green 194, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 185°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 4%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.04:1 on white and 10.29:1 on black.

#72C2CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, C2, CA
CMYK43.56%, 3.96%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal114, 194, 202
HSL185°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 302, 312
HSV (HSB)185.45°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 11000010, 11001010
CIE-L*AB73.82, -22.43, -11.70
RGB Percent44.71%, 76.08%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH73.82, 25.30, 207.55
XYZ36.89, 46.43, 62.89
CIE-L*UV73.82, -36.25, -14.51
xyY0.25, 0.32, 46.43
Hunter-Lab68.14, -22.59, -7.03
RYB44.71%, 61.14%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72C2CA on a dark background: contrast 10.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72C2CA on a light background: contrast 2.04:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72C2CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #72C2CA. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#72C2CA · #B5DFE3 · #3E9AA3 · #CA7A72 · #E3B9B5

Analogous palette

#72CA7A · #72CAA5 · #72C2CA · #7297CA · #7A72CA

Triadic palette

#72C2CA · #CA72C2 · #C2CA72 · #B5DFE3 · #E3B5DF

Tetradic palette

#72C2CA · #A572CA · #CA7A72 · #97CA72 · #3E9AA3

Monochromatic palette

#2D7076 · #42A5AE · #72C2CA · #AADADF · #E1F2F4

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