#72AC99#72AC99
#72AC99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.067 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72AC99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 172, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 26%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 34%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.7%, 0%, 11%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.04, -23.18, 3.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.04, 23.49, 170.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0663 0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.067 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4397, 35.3808, 35.5141) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.83
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.54
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.78
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.37
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72AC99 #AC7285
analogous
#72AC7C #72AC99 #72A2AC
triadic
#72AC99 #9972AC #AC9972
tetradic
#72AC99 #7C72AC #AC7285 #A2AC72
square
#72AC99 #7C72AC #AC7285 #A2AC72
split-complementary
#72AC99 #AC72A2 #AC7C72
monochromatic
#3D6759 #538E7A #72AC99 #99C3B5 #BFD9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#72AC99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#72AC99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72AC99
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72AC99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72AC99 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9E9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62ADA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72ac99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 172, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.067 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9cc5b7',
500: '#72ac99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72ac99; $custom-light: #9cc5b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72ac99",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 172,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.345,
"s": 25.893,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69881,
"c": 0.06701,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.35382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72AC99
secondary
#C9B1B9
accent
#6684C2
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F2F8F6
border
#CCD1D0
text
#0E1311
muted
#7E8280