#72C2CB#72C2CB

#72C2CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.080 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72C2CB
RGB	rgb(114, 194, 203)
HSL	hsl(186, 46%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(186, 44%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.85, -22.18, -12.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.85, 25.31, 208.80°)
OKLab	oklab(76.61% -0.0722 -0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(76.61% 0.08 204.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.0066, 46.4699, 63.5078)
Luminance	0.4647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72C2CB #CB7B72

analogous

#72CBA7 #72C2CB #7296CB

triadic

#72C2CB #CB72C2 #C2CB72

tetradic

#72C2CB #A772CB #CB7B72 #96CB72

square

#72C2CB #A772CB #CB7B72 #96CB72

split-complementary

#72C2CB #CB7296 #CBA772

monochromatic

#34858E #45AFBB #72C2CB #9FD5DB #CBE9EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#72C2CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.29

#72C2CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72C2CB

10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72C2CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72C2CB	1.00	2.04	10.29	10.29
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7BCCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8B1CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47C8C5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72c2cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 194, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.080 204.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0d4da',
    500: '#72c2cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72c2cb;
$custom-light: #a0d4da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72c2cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.067,
    "s": 46.114,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76609,
    "c": 0.07956,
    "h": 204.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.46473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72C2CB

secondary

#DDBFBC

accent

#3A2CB9

background

#FAFDFD

surface

#F4FAFA

border

#CED3D3

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #72C2CB

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

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