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#72DFD6

#72dfd6 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dfd6 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 87.45% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.04% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.05°, with 63.01% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.6121

Complementary

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #df727b

Split complementary

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #df72b1
  3. #dfa072

Analogous

  1. #72dfa0
  2. #72dfd6
  3. #72b1df

Triadic

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #d672df
  3. #dfd672

Tetradic

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #727bdf
  3. #df727b
  4. #dfd672

Square

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #a072df
  3. #df727b
  4. #b1df72

Monochromatic

  1. #22968c
  2. #34d1c4
  3. #72dfd6
  4. #b0ede8
  5. #eefbfa

Shades

#72dfd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #67c9c1
  3. #5bb2ab
  4. #509c96
  5. #448680
  6. #39706b
  7. #2e5956
  8. #224340
  9. #172d2b
  10. #0b1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dfd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #80e2da
  3. #8ee5de
  4. #9ce9e2
  5. #aaece6
  6. #b9efeb
  7. #c7f2ef
  8. #d5f5f3
  9. #e3f9f7
  10. #f1fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dfd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dfd6
  2. #73d6cd
  3. #75ccc5
  4. #76c3bc
  5. #78b9b4
  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 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d5d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c8d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34e4dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6d9d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8d1d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54e2da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dfd6 {
  color: #72dfd6;
}
Background
.bg-72dfd6 {
  background-color: #72dfd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dfd6 {
  border: 2px solid #72dfd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dfd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 223 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dfd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dfd6, #72b1df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dfd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 223 214 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.18 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.50 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.08 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.21 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.86 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.40 #8d2029 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72dfd6  rgb(114, 223, 214)  hsl(175, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#df727b  rgb(223, 114, 123)  hsl(355, 63%, 66%)  Light Coral
#d672df  rgb(214, 114, 223)  hsl(295, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#dfd672  rgb(223, 214, 114)  hsl(55, 63%, 66%)  Straw