#72b2cc

Color #72b2cc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#72b2cc

RGB

rgb(114, 178, 204)

HSL

hsl(197.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.3, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.1%, 12.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(69.31, -13.63, -19.58)

LCH

lch(69.31, 23.86, 235.16)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0755, 225.75)

HWB

hwb(197.3, 44.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc8c72

Analogous

#72ccb9

#72b2cc

#7285cc

Triadic

#72b2cc

#cc72b2

#b2cc72

Split-complementary

#72b2cc

#cc7285

#ccb972

Tetradic

#72b2cc

#8c72cc

#cc8c72

#b2cc72

Square

#72b2cc

#b972cc

#cc8c72

#85cc72

Shades

Color #72b2cc mixed toward black.

#4b9dbe

#387f9c

#2a5f75

#1c404e

#0e2027

Tints

Color #72b2cc mixed toward white.

#8abfd5

#a1ccdd

#b9d9e6

#d0e5ee

#e8f2f7

Tones

Color #72b2cc mixed toward gray.

#7aafc5

#81acbd

#89a9b6

#90a5ae

#98a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293c6 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#8e89c5 · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#76c1c0 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72b2cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72b2cc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#72b2cc (#72b2cc) is rgb(114, 178, 204) in RGB.

No, #72b2cc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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