#72BCBE Hex Color

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#72bcbe is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, ashy, dusty, unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #72bcbe.

Questions about #72bcbe

What is #72bcbe in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #72bcbe is rgb(114, 188, 190), in HSL hsl(182, 37%, 60%) and in CMYK 40%, 1%, 0%, 25%.
Is #72bcbe readable on white or black?
#72bcbe has a 2.17:1 contrast ratio on white and 9.65:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.