#72C4BB#72C4BB

#72C4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.082 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72C4BB
RGB	rgb(114, 196, 187)
HSL	hsl(173, 41%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(173, 42%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.96, -27.19, -3.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.96, 27.39, 186.98°)
OKLab	oklab(76.54% -0.0812 -0.0094)
OKLCH	oklch(76.54% 0.082 186.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.6455, 46.6425, 54.1286)
Luminance	0.4664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72C4BB #C4727B

analogous

#72C492 #72C4BB #72A4C4

triadic

#72C4BB #BB72C4 #C4BB72

tetradic

#72C4BB #9272C4 #C4727B #A4C472

square

#72C4BB #9272C4 #C4727B #A4C472

split-complementary

#72C4BB #C472A4 #C49272

monochromatic

#37847C #49AFA4 #72C4BB #9DD6D0 #C8E8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03

#72C4BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.33

#72C4BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72C4BB

10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72C4BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72C4BB	1.00	2.03	10.33	10.33
#FFFFFF	2.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCBCBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEB1BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50C7C1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72c4bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 196, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.082 186.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fd6cf',
    500: '#72c4bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72c4bb;
$custom-light: #9fd6cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72c4bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.415,
    "s": 41,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76544,
    "c": 0.08173,
    "h": 186.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.46645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72C4BB

secondary

#D8B9BD

accent

#3140B4

background

#FAFDFC

surface

#F4FAF9

border

#CED3D2

text

#0F1413

muted

#7F8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #72C4BB

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

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