#72BDCD#72BDCD

#72BDCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.078 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72BDCD
RGB	rgb(114, 189, 205)
HSL	hsl(191, 48%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(191, 44%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.48, -19.11, -15.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.48, 24.50, 218.75°)
OKLab	oklab(75.54% -0.0655 -0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(75.54% 0.078 212.8)
XYZ	xyz(36.1524, 44.3776, 64.4064)
Luminance	0.4438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72BDCD #CD8272

analogous

#72CDAF #72BDCD #7290CD

triadic

#72BDCD #CD72BD #BDCD72

tetradic

#72BDCD #AF72CD #CD8272 #90CD72

square

#72BDCD #AF72CD #CD8272 #90CD72

split-complementary

#72BDCD #CD7290 #CDAF72

monochromatic

#338191 #45A8BD #72BDCD #9FD2DD #CCE7ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#72BDCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.88

#72BDCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72BDCD

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72BDCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72BDCD	1.00	2.13	9.88	9.88
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0B8CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2ADCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47C4C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72bdcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 189, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.078 212.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fd1dc',
    500: '#72bdcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72bdcd;
$custom-light: #9fd1dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72bdcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.549,
    "s": 47.644,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75535,
    "c": 0.0779,
    "h": 212.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.4438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72BDCD

secondary

#DEC3BD

accent

#442BBB

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F9FB

border

#CED2D4

text

#0F1415

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #72BDCD

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

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