#72AEB2#72AEB2

#72AEB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.062 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72AEB2
RGB	rgb(114, 174, 178)
HSL	hsl(184, 29%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(184, 36%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.32, -18.31, -8.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.32, 20.07, 204.16°)
OKLab	oklab(71.14% -0.0581 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(71.14% 0.062 201.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.1085, 37.0620, 47.6780)
Luminance	0.3706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72AEB2 #B27672

analogous

#72B296 #72AEB2 #728EB2

triadic

#72AEB2 #B272AE #AEB272

tetradic

#72AEB2 #9672B2 #B27672 #8EB272

square

#72AEB2 #9672B2 #B27672 #8EB272

split-complementary

#72AEB2 #B2728E #B29672

monochromatic

#3C6B6E #529195 #72AEB2 #9AC5C8 #C1DBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#72AEB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.41

#72AEB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72AEB2

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72AEB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72AEB2	1.00	2.50	8.41	8.41
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6A9B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA0B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59B2AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72aeb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 174, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.062 201.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9dc6c9',
    500: '#72aeb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72aeb2;
$custom-light: #9dc6c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72aeb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.75,
    "s": 29.358,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71136,
    "c": 0.0623,
    "h": 201.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72AEB2

secondary

#CDB5B3

accent

#6862C6

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F2F8F8

border

#CCD1D1

text

#0E1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #72AEB2

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