#72aec5

Color #72aec5

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#72aec5

RGB

rgb(114, 174, 197)

HSL

hsl(196.6, 41.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.6, 42.1%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.1%, 11.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.93, -13.39, -17.82)

LCH

lch(67.93, 22.29, 233.08)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0704, 224.19)

HWB

hwb(196.6, 44.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c58972

Analogous

#72c5b2

#72aec5

#7285c5

Triadic

#72aec5

#c572ae

#aec572

Split-complementary

#72aec5

#c57285

#c5b272

Tetradic

#72aec5

#8972c5

#c58972

#aec572

Square

#72aec5

#b272c5

#c58972

#85c572

Shades

Color #72aec5 mixed toward black.

#4d99b6

#3c7b93

#2d5c6e

#1e3e49

#0f1f25

Tints

Color #72aec5 mixed toward white.

#8abccf

#a1c9d8

#b9d7e2

#d0e4ec

#e8f2f5

Tones

Color #72aec5 mixed toward gray.

#79abbe

#80a8b7

#87a5b0

#8ea2a9

#959fa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090c0 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#8c88be · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#76bbbb · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72aec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72aec5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#72aec5 (#72aec5) is rgb(114, 174, 197) in RGB.

No, #72aec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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