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#72DFD5

#72dfd5 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dfd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.48% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 174.5°, 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.6116

Complementary

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #df727c

Split complementary

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #df72b2
  3. #df9f72

Analogous

  1. #72df9f
  2. #72dfd5
  3. #72b2df

Triadic

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #d572df
  3. #dfd572

Tetradic

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #727cdf
  3. #df727c
  4. #dfd572

Square

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #9f72df
  3. #df727c
  4. #b2df72

Monochromatic

  1. #22968b
  2. #34d1c2
  3. #72dfd5
  4. #b0ede8
  5. #eefbfa

Shades

#72dfd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #67c9c0
  3. #5bb2aa
  4. #509c95
  5. #448680
  6. #39706b
  7. #2e5955
  8. #224340
  9. #172d2b
  10. #0b1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dfd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #80e2d9
  3. #8ee5dd
  4. #9ce9e2
  5. #aaece6
  6. #b9efea
  7. #c7f2ee
  8. #d5f5f2
  9. #e3f9f7
  10. #f1fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dfd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dfd5
  2. #73d6cd
  3. #75ccc4
  4. #76c3bc
  5. #78b9b3
  6. #79b0ab
  7. #7aa6a2
  8. #7c9d9a
  9. #7d9391
  10. #7f8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d5d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d5d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c8d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #35e3dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6d9d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9d1d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54e2d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dfd5 {
  color: #72dfd5;
}
Background
.bg-72dfd5 {
  background-color: #72dfd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dfd5 {
  border: 2px solid #72dfd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dfd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 223 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dfd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dfd5, #72b2df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dfd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 223 213 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.98 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.60 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.07 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.28 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.39 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.12 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.33 #8d202a Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72dfd5  rgb(114, 223, 213)  hsl(175, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#df727c  rgb(223, 114, 124)  hsl(355, 63%, 66%)  Light Coral
#d572df  rgb(213, 114, 223)  hsl(295, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#dfd572  rgb(223, 213, 114)  hsl(55, 63%, 66%)  Straw