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#72BFBB

#72bfbb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72bfbb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 74.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 176.88°, with 37.56% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4443

Complementary

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #bf7276

Split complementary

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #bf729c
  3. #bf9472

Analogous

  1. #72bf94
  2. #72bfbb
  3. #729cbf

Triadic

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #bb72bf
  3. #bfbb72

Tetradic

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #7276bf
  3. #bf7276
  4. #bfbb72

Square

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #9472bf
  3. #bf7276
  4. #9cbf72

Monochromatic

  1. #2f6966
  2. #479d99
  3. #72bfbb
  4. #a7d7d4
  5. #dbefee

Shades

#72bfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #67aca8
  3. #5b9996
  4. #508683
  5. #447370
  6. #39605e
  7. #2e4c4b
  8. #223938
  9. #172625
  10. #0b1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #80c5c2
  3. #8eccc9
  4. #9cd2cf
  5. #aad9d6
  6. #b9dfdd
  7. #c7e5e4
  8. #d5eceb
  9. #e3f2f1
  10. #f1f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bfbb
  2. #73b9b5
  3. #75b2af
  4. #76aca9
  5. #78a6a3
  6. #79a09e
  7. #7a9998
  8. #7c9392
  9. #7d8d8c
  10. #7f8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cb7b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b8bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9aebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #51c3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0bbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b5bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60c1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bfbb {
  color: #72bfbb;
}
Background
.bg-72bfbb {
  background-color: #72bfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bfbb {
  border: 2px solid #72bfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 191 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bfbb, #729cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 191 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.29 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.82 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.13 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.45 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.57 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.74 #8d4044 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#72bfbb  rgb(114, 191, 187)  hsl(177, 38%, 60%)  Verdigris
#bf7276  rgb(191, 114, 118)  hsl(357, 38%, 60%)  Rose Gold
#bb72bf  rgb(187, 114, 191)  hsl(297, 38%, 60%)  Orchid
#bfbb72  rgb(191, 187, 114)  hsl(57, 38%, 60%)  Dark Khaki