#72c0c7

Color #72c0c7

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.79 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#72c0c7

RGB

rgb(114, 192, 199)

HSL

hsl(184.9, 43.1%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.9, 42.7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 3.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(73.15, -22.2, -11.06)

LCH

lch(73.15, 24.8, 206.48)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0776, 203.06)

HWB

hwb(184.9, 44.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c77972

Analogous

#72c7a3

#72c0c7

#7296c7

Triadic

#72c0c7

#c772c0

#c0c772

Split-complementary

#72c0c7

#c77296

#c7a372

Tetradic

#72c0c7

#7972c7

#c77972

#c0c772

Square

#72c0c7

#a372c7

#c77972

#96c772

Shades

Color #72c0c7 mixed toward black.

#4dafb8

#3b8e95

#2d6b70

#1e474b

#0f2425

Tints

Color #72c0c7 mixed toward white.

#8acbd0

#a1d5da

#b9e0e3

#d0eaec

#e8f5f6

Tones

Color #72c0c7 mixed toward gray.

#79bac0

#80b4b9

#87aeb2

#8ea8ab

#95a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bc5 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#968fc5 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#78c4c4 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72c0c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72c0c7]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#72c0c7 (#72c0c7) is rgb(114, 192, 199) in RGB.

No, #72c0c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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