#72B2CB#72B2CB

#72B2CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.075 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72B2CB
RGB	rgb(114, 178, 203)
HSL	hsl(197, 46%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(197, 44%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.28, -13.90, -19.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.28, 23.61, 233.93°)
OKLab	oklab(72.96% -0.0531 -0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(72.96% 0.075 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(33.6355, 39.7276, 62.3841)
Luminance	0.3973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72B2CB #CB8B72

analogous

#72CBB8 #72B2CB #7286CB

triadic

#72B2CB #CB72B2 #B2CB72

tetradic

#72B2CB #B872CB #CB8B72 #86CB72

square

#72B2CB #B872CB #CB8B72 #86CB72

split-complementary

#72B2CB #CB7286 #CBB872

monochromatic

#34758E #459ABB #72B2CB #9FCADB #CBE3EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#72B2CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#72B2CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72B2CB

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72B2CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72B2CB	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4AFCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A5CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4BBABA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72b2cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 178, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.075 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fc9da',
    500: '#72b2cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72b2cb;
$custom-light: #9fc9da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72b2cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.854,
    "s": 46.114,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72958,
    "c": 0.07478,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.3973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72B2CB

secondary

#DDC5BC

accent

#542CB9

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F3F8FA

border

#CDD1D3

text

#0F1315

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #72B2CB

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

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