#72D3BC#72D3BC
#72D3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.098 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72D3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 211, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 52%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 46%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 0%, 10.9%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.34, -34.13, 2.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.34, 34.22, 175.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.08% -0.0983 0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.08% 0.098 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3070, 53.7936, 55.8791) |
| Luminance | 0.5380 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 1.77
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 3.48
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.16
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.83
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.99
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72D3BC #D37289
analogous
#72D38B #72D3BC #72B9D3
triadic
#72D3BC #BC72D3 #D3BC72
tetradic
#72D3BC #8B72D3 #D37289 #B9D372
square
#72D3BC #8B72D3 #D37289 #B9D372
split-complementary
#72D3BC #D372B9 #D38B72
monochromatic
#309A81 #43C4A6 #72D3BC #A1E2D2 #CFF0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#72D3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.76
#72D3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72D3BC
11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72D3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72D3BC | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.76 | 11.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC9BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBDBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4CD5CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72d3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 211, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.098 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0e1d0',
500: '#72d3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72d3bc; $custom-light: #a0e1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72d3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 211,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.773,
"s": 52.432,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80085,
"c": 0.09847,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.53797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72D3BC
secondary
#9F4A5E
accent
#264AC0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F6FCFB
border
#D0D5D4
text
#0F1514
muted
#808483