All About Color #72C8DA

#72C8DA

About #72C8DA

#72C8DA is a light cyan color with the hex code #72C8DA. In RGB it is red 114, green 200, blue 218; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 58%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 48%, 8%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 1.91:1 on white and 10.99:1 on black.

#72C8DA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, C8, DA
CMYK47.71%, 8.26%, 0.00%, 14.51%
RGB Decimal114, 200, 218
HSL190°, 58%, 65%
RGB Octal162, 310, 332
HSV (HSB)190.38°, 47.71%, 85.49%
RGB Binary1110010, 11001000, 11011010
CIE-L*AB76.04, -21.24, -17.04
RGB Percent44.71%, 78.43%, 85.49%
CIE-L*CH76.04, 27.23, 218.73
XYZ40.25, 49.95, 73.85
CIE-L*UV76.04, -38.15, -23.41
xyY0.25, 0.30, 49.95
Hunter-Lab70.67, -22.02, -12.48
RYB44.71%, 63.17%, 85.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72C8DA on a dark background: contrast 10.99:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72C8DA on a light background: contrast 1.91:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72C8DA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72C8DA · #BBE4ED · #32A6BD · #DA8372 · #EDC3BB

Analogous palette

#72DA83 · #72DAB7 · #72C8DA · #7294DA · #8372DA

Triadic palette

#72C8DA · #DA72C8 · #C8DA72 · #BBE4ED · #EDBBE4

Tetradic palette

#72C8DA · #B772DA · #DA8372 · #94DA72 · #32A6BD

Monochromatic palette

#257C8D · #36B1C9 · #72C8DA · #AEE0EA · #EBF7FA

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