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#72DFD4

#72dfd4 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dfd4 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 87.45% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.93% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 173.94°, with 63.01% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.6111

Complementary

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #df727d

Split complementary

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #df72b4
  3. #df9d72

Analogous

  1. #72df9d
  2. #72dfd4
  3. #72b4df

Triadic

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #d472df
  3. #dfd472

Tetradic

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #727ddf
  3. #df727d
  4. #dfd472

Square

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #9d72df
  3. #df727d
  4. #b4df72

Monochromatic

  1. #22968a
  2. #34d1c1
  3. #72dfd4
  4. #b0ede7
  5. #eefbfa

Shades

#72dfd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #67c9bf
  3. #5bb2aa
  4. #509c94
  5. #44867f
  6. #39706a
  7. #2e5955
  8. #224340
  9. #172d2a
  10. #0b1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dfd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #80e2d8
  3. #8ee5dd
  4. #9ce9e1
  5. #aaece5
  6. #b9efea
  7. #c7f2ee
  8. #d5f5f2
  9. #e3f9f6
  10. #f1fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dfd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dfd4
  2. #73d6cc
  3. #75ccc3
  4. #76c3bb
  5. #78b9b2
  6. #79b0aa
  7. #7aa6a2
  8. #7c9d99
  9. #7d9391
  10. #7f8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d4d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d5d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c8d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36e3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6d9d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9d1d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54e2d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dfd4 {
  color: #72dfd4;
}
Background
.bg-72dfd4 {
  background-color: #72dfd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dfd4 {
  border: 2px solid #72dfd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dfd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 223 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dfd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dfd4, #72b4df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dfd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 223 212 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.81 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.72 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.08 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.43 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.59 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.27 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.39 #8d202b Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72dfd4  rgb(114, 223, 212)  hsl(174, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#df727d  rgb(223, 114, 125)  hsl(354, 63%, 66%)  Light Coral
#d472df  rgb(212, 114, 223)  hsl(294, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#dfd472  rgb(223, 212, 114)  hsl(54, 63%, 66%)  Straw