Information about #72C5BD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #72C5BD reads as a confidently colored cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(114, 197, 189)), which gives #72C5BD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #72C5BD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#72C5BD color variations
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#72C5BD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#72C5BD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#72C5BD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#72C5BD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#72C5BD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #72C5BD color
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Nearest named colors to #72C5BD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#78C7C7
#7AC5B4
#77BFC7
#6FD2BE
#6AB9BB
#78D1B6
#7CB7BB
#71B8CA
#5FC9BF
#82CBB2
#78B1BF
#63B7B7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#72C5BD
- RGB114, 197, 189
- CMYK33, 0, 3, 23
- CSSrgb(114, 197, 189)
- HSL174°, 42%, 61%
- HSL Precise174.217°, 41.709%, 60.98%
- HSV174°, 42%, 77%
- HSB174°, 42%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.773, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.773, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.773, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID72C5BD
- DECIMAL ID7521725
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
