#72b6b6

Color #72b6b6

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#72b6b6

RGB

rgb(114, 182, 182)

HSL

hsl(180, 31.8%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 37.4%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 0%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.76, -21.43, -6.8)

LCH

lch(69.76, 22.48, 197.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.069, 195.73)

HWB

hwb(180, 44.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b67272

Analogous

#72b694

#72b6b6

#7294b6

Triadic

#72b6b6

#b672b6

#b6b672

Split-complementary

#72b6b6

#b67294

#b69472

Tetradic

#72b6b6

#7272b6

#b67272

#b6b672

Square

#72b6b6

#9472b6

#b67272

#94b672

Shades

Color #72b6b6 mixed toward black.

#54a2a2

#438282

#326161

#224141

#112020

Tints

Color #72b6b6 mixed toward white.

#89c2c2

#a1cece

#b8dada

#d0e7e7

#e7f3f3

Tones

Color #72b6b6 mixed toward gray.

#78b0b0

#7dabab

#83a5a5

#899f9f

#8e9a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9495b6 · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#908bb6 · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#77b6b6 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72b6b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72b6b6]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#72b6b6 (#72b6b6) is rgb(114, 182, 182) in RGB.

No, #72b6b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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