#72B4BC

#72B4BC

Color Values

HEX

#72B4BC

RGB

114, 180, 188

HSL

186.5, 35.6%, 59.2%

HSV

186.5, 39.4%, 73.7%

CMYK

39.4%, 4.3%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.7287 0.0681 205.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 0530-B40G Aqua

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B4BC

#BC7A72

Analogous

#72BC9F

#728FBC

#72B4BC

Triadic

#72B4BC

#BC72B4

#B4BC72

Split Complementary

#72B4BC

#BC728F

#BC9F72

Tetradic

#72B4BC

#9F72BC

#BC7A72

#8FBC72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B4BC

Protanopia

#8F8FBA

Deuteranopia

#8B86BA

Tritanopia

#75B9B8

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B4BC;
color: #72B4BC;
border-color: #72B4BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E8F1F3
200
#CFE5E8
300
#ACD3D8
400
#7FBBC2
500
#52A3AD
600
#42828A
700
#35686F
800
#295256
900
#213D40
950
#152628

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.34:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.97:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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