#72b1be

Color #72b1be

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#72b1be

RGB

rgb(114, 177, 190)

HSL

hsl(190.3, 36.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.3, 40%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(68.56, -16.82, -13)

LCH

lch(68.56, 21.26, 217.7)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0672, 212.1)

HWB

hwb(190.3, 44.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be7f72

Analogous

#72bea5

#72b1be

#728bbe

Triadic

#72b1be

#be72b1

#b1be72

Split-complementary

#72b1be

#be728b

#bea572

Tetradic

#72b1be

#7f72be

#be7f72

#b1be72

Square

#72b1be

#a572be

#be7f72

#8bbe72

Shades

Color #72b1be mixed toward black.

#509dad

#407e8b

#305e68

#203f45

#101f23

Tints

Color #72b1be mixed toward white.

#89bec9

#a1cbd4

#b8d8de

#d0e5e9

#e7f2f4

Tones

Color #72b1be mixed toward gray.

#78adb8

#7fa9b1

#85a4ab

#8ba0a5

#929c9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292bb · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#8e89ba · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#76b9b8 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72b1be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72b1be]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#72b1be (#72b1be) is rgb(114, 177, 190) in RGB.

No, #72b1be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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