#72C0C0#72C0C0
#72C0C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.077 H 195.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C0C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 192, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 38%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 41%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.6%, 0%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.94, -23.98, -7.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.94, 25.14, 197.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.78% -0.0743 -0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.78% 0.077 195.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2999, 45.0798, 56.7001) |
| Luminance | 0.4508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.38
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.07
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C0C0 #C07272
analogous
#72C099 #72C0C0 #7299C0
triadic
#72C0C0 #C072C0 #C0C072
tetradic
#72C0C0 #9972C0 #C07272 #99C072
square
#72C0C0 #9972C0 #C07272 #99C072
split-complementary
#72C0C0 #C07299 #C09972
monochromatic
#397F7F #4CA9A9 #72C0C0 #9CD3D3 #C7E6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#72C0C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.02
#72C0C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C0C0
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C0C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C0C0 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.02 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B9C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AFC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4EC5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c0c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 192, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.077 195.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd3d3',
500: '#72c0c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c0c0; $custom-light: #9fd3d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c0c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 192,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 38.235,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75775,
"c": 0.07717,
"h": 195.6
},
"luminance": 0.45082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C0C0
secondary
#D6B8B8
accent
#5A5ACE
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F9F9
border
#CED2D2
text
#0F1414
muted
#7F8282