#72B3BD

#72B3BD

Color Values

HEX

#72B3BD

RGB

114, 179, 189

HSL

188.0, 36.2%, 59.4%

HSV

188.0, 39.7%, 74.1%

CMYK

39.7%, 5.3%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.7267 0.0678 208.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 0530-B40G Aqua

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B3BD

#BD7C72

Analogous

#72BDA1

#728DBD

#72B3BD

Triadic

#72B3BD

#BD72B3

#B3BD72

Split Complementary

#72B3BD

#BD728D

#BDA172

Tetradic

#72B3BD

#A172BD

#BD7C72

#8DBD72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B3BD

Protanopia

#8E8FBB

Deuteranopia

#8A86BA

Tritanopia

#75B9B8

Achromatopsia

#A6A6A6

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B3BD;
color: #72B3BD;
border-color: #72B3BD;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E8F1F3
200
#CEE5E8
300
#ACD2D8
400
#7EBAC3
500
#51A1AE
600
#41818B
700
#34676F
800
#295157
900
#213C40
950
#152629

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.9:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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