#72969a

Color #72969a

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#72969a

RGB

rgb(114, 150, 154)

HSL

hsl(186, 16.5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186, 26%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(59.64, -11.42, -6.16)

LCH

lch(59.64, 12.98, 208.34)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0402, 204.72)

HWB

hwb(186, 44.7%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a7672

Analogous

#729a8a

#72969a

#72829a

Triadic

#72969a

#9a7296

#969a72

Split-complementary

#72969a

#9a7282

#9a8a72

Tetradic

#72969a

#76729a

#9a7672

#969a72

Square

#72969a

#8a729a

#9a7672

#829a72

Shades

Color #72969a mixed toward black.

#5d7e82

#4b6568

#384c4e

#253334

#13191a

Tints

Color #72969a mixed toward white.

#89a7ab

#a1b9bc

#b8cacc

#d0dcdd

#e7edee

Tones

Color #72969a mixed toward gray.

#759397

#799193

#7c8e90

#7f8b8d

#838989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838399 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#817e99 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#749898 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72969a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72969a]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#72969a (#72969a) is rgb(114, 150, 154) in RGB.

No, #72969a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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