#72C1DB#72C1DB

#72C1DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.086 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#72C1DB
RGBrgb(114, 193, 219)
HSLhsl(195, 59%, 65%)
HSVhsv(195, 48%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(47.9%, 11.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(74.08, -17.40, -20.53)
CIE-LCHlch(74.08, 26.91, 229.72°)
OKLaboklab(76.96% -0.0647 -0.0567)
OKLCHoklch(76.96% 0.086 221.2)
XYZxyz(38.7908, 46.8287, 73.9988)
Luminance0.4683 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#72C1DB #DB8C72
analogous
#72DBC0 #72C1DB #728CDB
triadic
#72C1DB #DB72C1 #C1DB72
tetradic
#72C1DB #C072DB #DB8C72 #8CDB72
square
#72C1DB #C072DB #DB8C72 #8CDB72
split-complementary
#72C1DB #DB728C #DBC072
monochromatic
#2B89A8 #41ACCF #72C1DB #A3D6E7 #D4ECF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03
#72C1DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.37
#72C1DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72C1DB
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##72C1DB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##72C1DB1.002.0310.3710.37
#FFFFFF2.031.0021.0021.00
#00000010.3721.001.001.00
##00000010.3721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BDDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B1DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BCAC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #72c1db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 193, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.086 221.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1d3e6',
    500: '#72c1db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #72c1db;
$custom-light: #a1d3e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#72c1db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 193,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.857,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 65.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76965,
    "c": 0.08607,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.46832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#72C1DB
secondary
#E6CBC3
accent
#481FC7
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FC
border
#CED2D5
text
#0F1415
muted
#7F8284

Preview Lab

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#72C1DB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva