Information about #72BDCB color

#72BDCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72BDCB falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 189, 203) — 44.7% red, 74.1% green, 79.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 35 / 5 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#72BDCB presents itself as a clearly saturated aqua cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Refresh (#71B8CA). Slightly further away sit Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Seagull (#77B7D0).

The recipe behind #72BDCB is rgb(114, 189, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #72BDCB: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#72BDCB color variations

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

#72BDCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72BDCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72BDCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#72BDCB 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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#72BDCB 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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#CBAB72
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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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#BDCB72
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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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#AB72CB
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Nearest named colors to #72BDCB

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

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

#72BDCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72BDCB
  • RGB114, 189, 203
  • CMYK35, 5, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(114, 189, 203)
  • HSL189°, 46%, 62%
  • HSL Precise189.438°, 46.114%, 62.157%
  • HSV189°, 44%, 80%
  • HSB189°, 44%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.741, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.741, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.741, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72BDCB
  • DECIMAL ID7519691
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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