#72C8AC#72C8AC
#72C8AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.094 H 170.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72C8AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 200, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 44%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 43%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 0%, 14%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.74, -32.60, 5.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.74, 33.14, 169.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.04% -0.0925 0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.04% 0.094 170.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0371, 47.8620, 46.4137) |
| Luminance | 0.4787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 2.22
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 2.32
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.54
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 6.72
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 6.97
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72C8AC #C8728E
analogous
#72C881 #72C8AC #72B9C8
triadic
#72C8AC #AC72C8 #C8AC72
tetradic
#72C8AC #8172C8 #C8728E #B9C872
square
#72C8AC #8172C8 #C8728E #B9C872
split-complementary
#72C8AC #C872B9 #C88172
monochromatic
#368A6E #47B692 #72C8AC #9ED9C6 #CAEAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#72C8AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#72C8AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72C8AC
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72C8AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72C8AC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BEAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B4AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#56C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72c8ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 200, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.094 170.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fd9c4',
500: '#72c8ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72c8ac; $custom-light: #9fd9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72c8ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 200,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.465,
"s": 43.878,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77042,
"c": 0.09373,
"h": 170.7
},
"luminance": 0.47865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72C8AC
secondary
#DBBBC5
accent
#2E5BB7
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F3FAF8
border
#CDD3D1
text
#0F1412
muted
#7F8381