Information about #72969C color

#72969C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72969C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 150, 156) — 44.7% red, 58.8% green, 61.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 2 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained water-like cyan, #72969C feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ash Blue (#7A9598). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F) and Paradise (#6A9C95).

The recipe behind #72969C is rgb(114, 150, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #72969C: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #72969C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#72969C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72969C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72969C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72969C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72969C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#72969C 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #72969C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

#72969C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72969C
  • RGB114, 150, 156
  • CMYK16, 2, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(114, 150, 156)
  • HSL189°, 18%, 53%
  • HSL Precise188.571°, 17.5%, 52.941%
  • HSV189°, 27%, 61%
  • HSB189°, 27%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.588, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.588, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.588, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID72969C
  • DECIMAL ID7509660
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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