#72bec8

Color #72bec8

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.57 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#72bec8

RGB

rgb(114, 190, 200)

HSL

hsl(187, 43.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187, 43%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.61, -20.93, -12.42)

LCH

lch(72.61, 24.34, 210.69)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0766, 206.43)

HWB

hwb(187, 44.7%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c87c72

Analogous

#72c8a7

#72bec8

#7293c8

Triadic

#72bec8

#c872be

#bec872

Split-complementary

#72bec8

#c87293

#c8a772

Tetradic

#72bec8

#7c72c8

#c87c72

#bec872

Square

#72bec8

#a772c8

#c87c72

#93c872

Shades

Color #72bec8 mixed toward black.

#4cadb9

#3b8c97

#2c6971

#1d464b

#0f2326

Tints

Color #72bec8 mixed toward white.

#8ac9d1

#a1d4da

#b9dfe4

#d0e9ed

#e8f4f6

Tones

Color #72bec8 mixed toward gray.

#79b9c1

#80b3ba

#88aeb3

#8fa8ab

#96a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ac6 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#948ec5 · ΔE 27

Tritanopia

#77c4c3 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72bec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72bec8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#72bec8 (#72bec8) is rgb(114, 190, 200) in RGB.

No, #72bec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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