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#72DFD7

#72dfd7 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dfd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.59% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.6°, 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.6126

Complementary

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #df727a

Split complementary

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #df72b0
  3. #dfa172

Analogous

  1. #72dfa1
  2. #72dfd7
  3. #72b0df

Triadic

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #d772df
  3. #dfd772

Tetradic

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #727adf
  3. #df727a
  4. #dfd772

Square

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #a172df
  3. #df727a
  4. #b0df72

Monochromatic

  1. #22968d
  2. #34d1c5
  3. #72dfd7
  4. #b0ede9
  5. #eefbfa

Shades

#72dfd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #67c9c2
  3. #5bb2ac
  4. #509c97
  5. #448681
  6. #39706c
  7. #2e5956
  8. #224341
  9. #172d2b
  10. #0b1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dfd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #80e2db
  3. #8ee5df
  4. #9ce9e3
  5. #aaece7
  6. #b9efeb
  7. #c7f2ef
  8. #d5f5f3
  9. #e3f9f7
  10. #f1fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dfd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dfd7
  2. #73d6ce
  3. #75ccc6
  4. #76c3bd
  5. #78b9b4
  6. #79b0ac
  7. #7aa6a3
  8. #7c9d9a
  9. #7d9391
  10. #7f8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d5d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c8d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #33e4dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6d9d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8d1d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53e2da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dfd7 {
  color: #72dfd7;
}
Background
.bg-72dfd7 {
  background-color: #72dfd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dfd7 {
  border: 2px solid #72dfd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dfd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 223 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dfd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dfd7, #72b0df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dfd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 223 215 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.40 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.43 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.13 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.03 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.04 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.61 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.34 #8d2028 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72dfd7  rgb(114, 223, 215)  hsl(176, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#df727a  rgb(223, 114, 122)  hsl(356, 63%, 66%)  Light Coral
#d772df  rgb(215, 114, 223)  hsl(296, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#dfd772  rgb(223, 215, 114)  hsl(56, 63%, 66%)  Straw