#72B0CE#72B0CE

#72B0CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.077 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#72B0CE
RGBrgb(114, 176, 206)
HSLhsl(200, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(200, 45%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(44.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(68.81, -12.02, -21.44)
CIE-LCHlch(68.81, 24.58, 240.73°)
OKLaboklab(72.62% -0.0496 -0.0593)
OKLCHoklch(72.62% 0.077 230.1)
XYZxyz(33.6014, 39.0819, 64.1535)
Luminance0.3908 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#72B0CE #CE9072
analogous
#72CEBE #72B0CE #7282CE
triadic
#72B0CE #CE72B0 #B0CE72
tetradic
#72B0CE #BE72CE #CE9072 #82CE72
square
#72B0CE #BE72CE #CE9072 #82CE72
split-complementary
#72B0CE #CE7282 #CEBE72
monochromatic
#337393 #4597BE #72B0CE #9FC9DE #CDE3EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38
#72B0CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.82
#72B0CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72B0CE
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##72B0CE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##72B0CE1.002.388.828.82
#FFFFFF2.381.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8221.001.001.00
##0000008.8221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1AED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4AB8BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #72b0ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 176, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.077 230.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fc7dd',
    500: '#72b0ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #72b0ce;
$custom-light: #9fc7dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#72b0ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.565,
    "s": 48.421,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72623,
    "c": 0.07727,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#72B0CE
secondary
#DFC8BD
accent
#592ABC
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8283

Preview Lab

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#72B0CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva