#72BCC5

#72BCC5

Color Values

HEX

#72BCC5

RGB

114, 188, 197

HSL

186.5, 41.7%, 61.0%

HSV

186.5, 42.1%, 77.3%

CMYK

42.1%, 4.6%, 0.0%, 22.7%

OKLCH

0.7502 0.0748 205.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 0530-B40G Aqua

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#72BCC5

#C57B72

Analogous

#72C5A5

#7293C5

#72BCC5

Triadic

#72BCC5

#C572BC

#BCC572

Split Complementary

#72BCC5

#C57293

#C5A572

Tetradic

#72BCC5

#A572C5

#C57B72

#93C572

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#72BCC5

Protanopia

#9293C3

Deuteranopia

#8E88C2

Tritanopia

#76C1C1

Achromatopsia

#ADADAD

CSS Usage

background-color: #72BCC5;
color: #72BCC5;
border-color: #72BCC5;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 500 #06B6D4

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9FA
100
#E7F2F3
200
#CCE7EA
300
#A8D6DB
400
#79BFC8
500
#4AA9B5
600
#3B8791
700
#306C74
800
#25555A
900
#1E3F43
950
#13282A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.16:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.72:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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