#72C0B1#72C0B1

#72C0B1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.081 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72C0B1
RGB	rgb(114, 192, 177)
HSL	hsl(168, 38%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(168, 41%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 0%, 7.8%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.53, -27.62, 0.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.53, 27.62, 179.98°)
OKLab	oklab(75.3% -0.0807 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(75.3% 0.081 180.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.7218, 44.4486, 48.3889)
Luminance	0.4445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72C0B1 #C07281

analogous

#72C08A #72C0B1 #72A8C0

triadic

#72C0B1 #B172C0 #C0B172

tetradic

#72C0B1 #8A72C0 #C07281 #A8C072

square

#72C0B1 #8A72C0 #C07281 #A8C072

split-complementary

#72C0B1 #C072A8 #C08A72

monochromatic

#397F71 #4CA997 #72C0B1 #9CD3C8 #C7E6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#72C0B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.89

#72C0B1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72C0B1

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72C0B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72C0B1	1.00	2.12	9.89	9.89
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAB8B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ADAEB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56C2BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72c0b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 192, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.081 180.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9ed3c8',
    500: '#72c0b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72c0b1;
$custom-light: #9ed3c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72c0b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.462,
    "s": 38.235,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75301,
    "c": 0.08072,
    "h": 180.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.44451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72C0B1

secondary

#D6B8BE

accent

#5A70CE

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F3F9F8

border

#CDD2D1

text

#0F1413

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #72C0B1

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

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