Information about #72C5C7 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#72C5C7 is a confidently colored water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Refresh (#71B8CA).
The recipe behind #72C5C7 is rgb(114, 197, 199), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #72C5C7 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#72C5C7 color variations
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#72C5C7 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#72C5C7 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#72C5C7 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#72C5C7 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#72C5C7 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 #72C5C7 color
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Nearest named colors to #72C5C7
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#78C7C7
#77BFC7
#71B8CA
#6FD2BE
#77B7D0
#6AB9BB
#7AC5B4
#6AB2CA
#65B8D1
#7CB7BB
#5FC9BF
#78D1B6
#72C5C7 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#72C5C7
- RGB114, 197, 199
- CMYK33, 1, 0, 22
- CSSrgb(114, 197, 199)
- HSL181°, 43%, 61%
- HSL Precise181.412°, 43.147%, 61.373%
- HSV181°, 43%, 78%
- HSB181°, 43%, 78%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
- GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.773, 0.780)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.773, 0.780, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.773, 0.780)
- Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID72C5C7
- DECIMAL ID7521735
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
