#72bbb0

Color #72bbb0

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#72bbb0

RGB

rgb(114, 187, 176)

HSL

hsl(171, 34.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171, 39%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(39%, 0%, 5.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.04, -25.39, -1.62)

LCH

lch(71.04, 25.44, 183.65)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0752, 183.58)

HWB

hwb(171, 44.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb727d

Analogous

#72bb8c

#72bbb0

#72a1bb

Triadic

#72bbb0

#b072bb

#bbb072

Split-complementary

#72bbb0

#bb72a1

#bb8c72

Tetradic

#72bbb0

#727dbb

#bb727d

#bbb072

Square

#72bbb0

#8c72bb

#bb727d

#a1bb72

Shades

Color #72bbb0 mixed toward black.

#52a99c

#41877d

#31655e

#21443e

#10221f

Tints

Color #72bbb0 mixed toward white.

#89c6bd

#a1d2ca

#b8ddd7

#d0e8e5

#e7f4f2

Tones

Color #72bbb0 mixed toward gray.

#78b5ac

#7eafa7

#84a9a3

#8aa39f

#909d9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798b3 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#938db3 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#77b5b5 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72bbb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72bbb0]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#72bbb0 (#72bbb0) is rgb(114, 187, 176) in RGB.

No, #72bbb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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