#72aeab

Color #72aeab

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.59 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#72aeab

RGB

rgb(114, 174, 171)

HSL

hsl(177, 27%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177, 34.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 1.7%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(67.12, -20.03, -4.64)

LCH

lch(67.12, 20.56, 193.04)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0623, 191.85)

HWB

hwb(177, 44.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae7275

Analogous

#72ae8d

#72aeab

#7293ae

Triadic

#72aeab

#ab72ae

#aeab72

Split-complementary

#72aeab

#ae7293

#ae8d72

Tetradic

#72aeab

#7275ae

#ae7275

#aeab72

Square

#72aeab

#8d72ae

#ae7275

#93ae72

Shades

Color #72aeab mixed toward black.

#589895

#467a77

#355b5a

#233d3c

#121e1e

Tints

Color #72aeab mixed toward white.

#8abcb9

#a1c9c7

#b9d7d5

#d0e4e3

#e8f2f1

Tones

Color #72aeab mixed toward gray.

#77a9a7

#7ca4a2

#819f9e

#869a99

#8b9595

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090ac · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#8c88ac · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#76acac · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72aeab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72aeab]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#72aeab (#72aeab) is rgb(114, 174, 171) in RGB.

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

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