#72aab9

Color #72aab9

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#72aab9

RGB

rgb(114, 170, 185)

HSL

hsl(192.7, 33.6%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.7, 38.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.4%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66.39, -14.43, -13.5)

LCH

lch(66.39, 19.76, 223.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0624, 216.39)

HWB

hwb(192.7, 44.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98172

Analogous

#72b9a4

#72aab9

#7286b9

Triadic

#72aab9

#b972aa

#aab972

Split-complementary

#72aab9

#b97286

#b9a472

Tetradic

#72aab9

#8172b9

#b98172

#aab972

Square

#72aab9

#a472b9

#b98172

#86b972

Shades

Color #72aab9 mixed toward black.

#5395a6

#427785

#325964

#213b43

#111e21

Tints

Color #72aab9 mixed toward white.

#89b8c5

#a1c6d0

#b8d4dc

#d0e3e8

#e7f1f3

Tones

Color #72aab9 mixed toward gray.

#78a6b3

#7ea3ad

#84a0a7

#8a9ca1

#90999b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eb6 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#8a86b5 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#76b3b2 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72aab9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72aab9]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#72aab9 (#72aab9) is rgb(114, 170, 185) in RGB.

No, #72aab9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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