#72D4BC#72D4BC
#72D4BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.543; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.100 H 175.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72D4BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 212, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 53%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 46%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 0%, 11.3%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.63, -34.59, 2.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.63, 34.72, 175.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.32% -0.0994 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.32% 0.1 175.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5562, 54.2920, 55.9621) |
| Luminance | 0.5430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 1.65
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 3.56
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.99
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.69
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.85
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72D4BC #D4728A
analogous
#72D48B #72D4BC #72BBD4
triadic
#72D4BC #BC72D4 #D4BC72
tetradic
#72D4BC #8B72D4 #D4728A #BBD472
square
#72D4BC #8B72D4 #D4728A #BBD472
split-complementary
#72D4BC #D472BB #D48B72
monochromatic
#309C81 #43C6A6 #72D4BC #A1E2D2 #D0F1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#72D4BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.86
#72D4BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72D4BC
11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72D4BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72D4BC | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.86 | 11.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC9BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBEBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BD6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72d4bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 212, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.100 175.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0e1d0',
500: '#72d4bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72d4bc; $custom-light: #a0e1d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72d4bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 212,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.306,
"s": 53.261,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8032,
"c": 0.0997,
"h": 175.8
},
"luminance": 0.54295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72D4BC
secondary
#A1495F
accent
#254BC1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F6FCFB
border
#D0D5D4
text
#0F1514
muted
#808483