#72AFAC#72AFAC
#72AFAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.063 H 191.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72AFAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 175, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 28%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 35%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 0%, 1.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.44, -20.30, -4.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.44, 20.84, 193.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.17% -0.0619 -0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.17% 0.063 191.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7131, 37.2141, 44.6391) |
| Luminance | 0.3722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.60
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.90
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.82
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 8.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72AFAC #AF7275
analogous
#72AF8E #72AFAC #7294AF
triadic
#72AFAC #AC72AF #AFAC72
tetradic
#72AFAC #8E72AF #AF7275 #94AF72
square
#72AFAC #8E72AF #AF7275 #94AF72
split-complementary
#72AFAC #AF7294 #AF8E72
monochromatic
#3C6A68 #52918E #72AFAC #99C5C3 #C0DBDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#72AFAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#72AFAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72AFAC
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72AFAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72AFAC | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA1AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5BB2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72afac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 175, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.063 191.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dc7c4',
500: '#72afac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72afac; $custom-light: #9dc7c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72afac",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 175,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.049,
"s": 27.602,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71169,
"c": 0.06323,
"h": 191.9
},
"luminance": 0.37216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72AFAC
secondary
#CBB2B3
accent
#6469C4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F8
border
#CCD1D1
text
#0E1312
muted
#7E8281