#72ABC9#72ABC9

#72ABC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.074 H 232.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#72ABC9
RGBrgb(114, 171, 201)
HSLhsl(201, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(201, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(43.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LABlab(67.22, -10.70, -21.11)
CIE-LCHlch(67.22, 23.67, 243.12°)
OKLaboklab(71.3% -0.0453 -0.0583)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.074 232.2)
XYZxyz(32.0413, 36.9181, 60.6845)
Luminance0.3692 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#72ABC9 #C99072
analogous
#72C9BC #72ABC9 #7280C9
triadic
#72ABC9 #C972AB #ABC972
tetradic
#72ABC9 #BC72C9 #C99072 #80C972
square
#72ABC9 #BC72C9 #C99072 #80C972
split-complementary
#72ABC9 #C97280 #C9BC72
monochromatic
#356E8B #4690B8 #72ABC9 #9EC5DA #CBE0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50
#72ABC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.38
#72ABC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72ABC9
8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##72ABC9#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##72ABC91.002.508.388.38
#FFFFFF2.501.0021.0021.00
#0000008.3821.001.001.00
##0000008.3821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909FC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4EB3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #72abc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 171, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.074 232.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ec4d9',
    500: '#72abc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #72abc9;
$custom-light: #9ec4d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#72abc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.69,
    "s": 44.615,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71299,
    "c": 0.07388,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#72ABC9
secondary
#DCC6BB
accent
#5D2EB8
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F3F8FA
border
#CDD1D3
text
#0F1214
muted
#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #72ABC9

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#72ABC9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva