#72B5BC

#72B5BC

Color Values

HEX

#72B5BC

RGB

114, 181, 188

HSL

185.7, 35.6%, 59.2%

HSV

185.7, 39.4%, 73.7%

CMYK

39.4%, 3.7%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.731 0.0687 204.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 0530-B40G Aqua

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72B5BC

#BC7972

Analogous

#72BC9E

#7290BC

#72B5BC

Triadic

#72B5BC

#BC72B5

#B5BC72

Split Complementary

#72B5BC

#BC7290

#BC9E72

Tetradic

#72B5BC

#9E72BC

#BC7972

#90BC72

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72B5BC

Protanopia

#8F90BA

Deuteranopia

#8B86BA

Tritanopia

#75B9B9

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #72B5BC;
color: #72B5BC;
border-color: #72B5BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E8F2F3
200
#CFE6E8
300
#ACD3D8
400
#7FBCC2
500
#52A4AD
600
#42838A
700
#35696F
800
#295256
900
#213D40
950
#152728

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.32:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.05:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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