#72DBEE Color

#72DBEE is rgb(114, 219, 238) in RGB, hsl(189, 78%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72DBEE

HEX#72DBEE

RGBrgb(114, 219, 238)

HSLhsl(189, 78%, 69%)

HSVhsv(189, 52%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 8%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.101 210.8)

LABlab(81.68% -27.95 -19.25)

LCHlch(81.68% 33.94 214.56)

What #72DBEE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #72DBEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 2.21 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 3.67 Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 4.96 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.63 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 11.09 Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 12.51

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#72DBEE Channel Values

How #72DBEE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 114 · G 219 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 189° · S 78% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 189° · S 52% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 52% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.61:1 vs white · 13.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72DBEE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #72DBEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72DBEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #72DBEE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #72DBEE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#72DBEE

Protanopia#CECEEE

Protanomaly#B1D3EE

Deuteranopia#C0C0F0

Deuteranomaly#A7CCEF

Tritanopia#6CDEDE

Tritanomaly#6EDDE4

Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

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Using #72DBEE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-72dbee: #72DBEE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72DBEE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72dbee': '#72DBEE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.859, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="color_72dbee">#72DBEE</color>

SVG fillfill="#72DBEE"

More Teal Colors

#72DBEE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#72DBEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72DBEE?

#72DBEE is a light teal — rgb(114, 219, 238) in RGB and hsl(189, 78%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #72DBEE?

#72DBEE is rgb(114, 219, 238) — red 114, green 219, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72DBEE?

#72DBEE converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72DBEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72DBEE scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72DBEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72DBEE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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