#72BFB1#72BFB1

#72BFB1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.080 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#72BFB1
RGBrgb(114, 191, 177)
HSLhsl(169, 38%, 60%)
HSVhsv(169, 40%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(40.3%, 0%, 7.3%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(72.24, -27.13, -0.42)
CIE-LCHlch(72.24, 27.13, 180.88°)
OKLaboklab(75.07% -0.0795 -0.0015)
OKLCHoklch(75.07% 0.08 181.1)
XYZxyz(33.5030, 44.0110, 48.3160)
Luminance0.4401 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#72BFB1 #BF7280
analogous
#72BF8B #72BFB1 #72A7BF
triadic
#72BFB1 #B172BF #BFB172
tetradic
#72BFB1 #8B72BF #BF7280 #A7BF72
square
#72BFB1 #8B72BF #BF7280 #A7BF72
split-complementary
#72BFB1 #BF72A7 #BF8B72
monochromatic
#397E71 #4CA897 #72BFB1 #9CD2C8 #C6E5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14
#72BFB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.80
#72BFB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72BFB1
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##72BFB1#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##72BFB11.002.149.809.80
#FFFFFF2.141.0021.0021.00
#0000009.8021.001.001.00
##0000009.8021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B7B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACADB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56C2BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #72bfb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 191, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.080 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ed2c8',
    500: '#72bfb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #72bfb1;
$custom-light: #9ed2c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#72bfb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 191,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.091,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75066,
    "c": 0.07953,
    "h": 181.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#72BFB1
secondary
#D5B8BD
accent
#5A6FCE
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F9F8
border
#CDD2D1
text
#0F1413
muted
#7F8282

Preview Lab

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#72BFB1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva