#72B2CA#72B2CA

#72B2CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.074 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72B2CA
RGB	rgb(114, 178, 202)
HSL	hsl(196, 45%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(196, 44%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.24, -14.17, -18.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.24, 23.37, 232.68°)
OKLab	oklab(72.92% -0.0535 -0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(72.92% 0.074 223.8)
XYZ	xyz(33.5167, 39.6801, 61.7585)
Luminance	0.3968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72B2CA #CA8A72

analogous

#72CAB6 #72B2CA #7286CA

triadic

#72B2CA #CA72B2 #B2CA72

tetradic

#72B2CA #B672CA #CA8A72 #86CA72

square

#72B2CA #B672CA #CA8A72 #86CA72

split-complementary

#72B2CA #CA7286 #CAB672

monochromatic

#35758D #469AB9 #72B2CA #9ECADB #CBE3EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#72B2CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.94

#72B2CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72B2CA

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72B2CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72B2CA	1.00	2.35	8.94	8.94
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4AFCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A5CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4CBABA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72b2ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 178, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.074 223.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fc9da',
    500: '#72b2ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72b2ca;
$custom-light: #9fc9da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72b2ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 45.361,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7292,
    "c": 0.07407,
    "h": 223.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72B2CA

secondary

#DCC5BC

accent

#532DB9

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F3F8FA

border

#CDD1D3

text

#0F1314

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #72B2CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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