#72AEA2#72AEA2

#72AEA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.065 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72AEA2
RGB	rgb(114, 174, 162)
HSL	hsl(168, 27%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(168, 34%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 6.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.87, -22.15, -0.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.87, 22.15, 180.03°)
OKLab	oklab(70.62% -0.0649 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(70.62% 0.065 180.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.5947, 36.4564, 39.7055)
Luminance	0.3646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72AEA2 #AE727E

analogous

#72AE84 #72AEA2 #729CAE

triadic

#72AEA2 #A272AE #AEA272

tetradic

#72AEA2 #8472AE #AE727E #9CAE72

square

#72AEA2 #8472AE #AE727E #9CAE72

split-complementary

#72AEA2 #AE729C #AE8472

monochromatic

#3C6960 #539084 #72AEA2 #99C4BC #C0DBD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#72AEA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.29

#72AEA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72AEA2

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72AEA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72AEA2	1.00	2.53	8.29	8.29
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9A7A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E9FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5FB0AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72aea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 174, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.065 180.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9dc6bd',
    500: '#72aea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72aea2;
$custom-light: #9dc6bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72aea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 27.027,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7062,
    "c": 0.06491,
    "h": 180.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.36458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72AEA2

secondary

#CAB2B7

accent

#6477C3

background

#F9FCFB

surface

#F2F8F6

border

#CCD1D0

text

#0E1312

muted

#7E8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #72AEA2

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