#72a1b7

Color #72a1b7

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#72a1b7

RGB

rgb(114, 161, 183)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 32.4%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 37.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.7%, 12%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(63.74, -10.12, -16.38)

LCH

lch(63.74, 19.25, 238.29)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0599, 228.72)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 44.7%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b78872

Analogous

#72b7aa

#72a1b7

#727eb7

Triadic

#72a1b7

#b772a1

#a1b772

Split-complementary

#72a1b7

#b7727e

#b7aa72

Tetradic

#72a1b7

#8872b7

#b78872

#a1b772

Square

#72a1b7

#aa72b7

#b78872

#7eb772

Shades

Color #72a1b7 mixed toward black.

#548aa4

#436f83

#325362

#213741

#111c21

Tints

Color #72a1b7 mixed toward white.

#89b1c3

#a1c0cf

#b8d0db

#d0e0e7

#e7eff3

Tones

Color #72a1b7 mixed toward gray.

#789fb1

#7d9dab

#839ba6

#8999a0

#8f979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989b2 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#8682b1 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#75aead · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72a1b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72a1b7]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#72a1b7 (#72a1b7) is rgb(114, 161, 183) in RGB.

No, #72a1b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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