#72C0AF#72C0AF

#72C0AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.082 H 178.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72C0AF
RGB	rgb(114, 192, 175)
HSL	hsl(167, 38%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(167, 41%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 0%, 8.9%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.47, -28.09, 1.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.47, 28.10, 177.92°)
OKLab	oklab(75.24% -0.0816 0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(75.24% 0.082 178.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.5239, 44.3695, 47.3468)
Luminance	0.4437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72C0AF #C07283

analogous

#72C088 #72C0AF #72AAC0

triadic

#72C0AF #AF72C0 #C0AF72

tetradic

#72C0AF #8872C0 #C07283 #AAC072

square

#72C0AF #8872C0 #C07283 #AAC072

split-complementary

#72C0AF #C072AA #C08872

monochromatic

#397F70 #4CA995 #72C0AF #9CD3C7 #C7E6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.13

#72C0AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.87

#72C0AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72C0AF

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72C0AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72C0AF	1.00	2.13	9.87	9.87
#FFFFFF	2.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAB7AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADAEB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56C2BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72c0af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 192, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.082 178.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ed3c6',
    500: '#72c0af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72c0af;
$custom-light: #9ed3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72c0af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.923,
    "s": 38.235,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75241,
    "c": 0.08162,
    "h": 178.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.44372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72C0AF

secondary

#D6B8BE

accent

#5A73CE

background

#FAFDFC

surface

#F3FAF8

border

#CDD3D1

text

#0F1413

muted

#7F8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #72C0AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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