#72b4c7

Color #72b4c7

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.82 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#72b4c7

RGB

rgb(114, 180, 199)

HSL

hsl(193.4, 43.1%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.4, 42.7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(69.71, -16.03, -16.23)

LCH

lch(69.71, 22.81, 225.36)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0724, 218.1)

HWB

hwb(193.4, 44.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c78572

Analogous

#72c7b0

#72b4c7

#728ac7

Triadic

#72b4c7

#c772b4

#b4c772

Split-complementary

#72b4c7

#c7728a

#c7b072

Tetradic

#72b4c7

#8572c7

#c78572

#b4c772

Square

#72b4c7

#b072c7

#c78572

#8ac772

Shades

Color #72b4c7 mixed toward black.

#4da0b8

#3b8195

#2d6170

#1e414b

#0f2025

Tints

Color #72b4c7 mixed toward white.

#8ac1d0

#a1cdda

#b9dae3

#d0e6ec

#e8f3f6

Tones

Color #72b4c7 mixed toward gray.

#79b0c0

#80acb9

#87a8b2

#8ea4ab

#95a0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9394c3 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#8f8ac2 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#76bfbe · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72b4c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72b4c7]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#72b4c7 (#72b4c7) is rgb(114, 180, 199) in RGB.

No, #72b4c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #72b4c7, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast