#72D4C8#72D4C8
#72D4C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.548; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.095 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72D4C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 212, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 53%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 46%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.2%, 0%, 5.7%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.94, -31.74, -3.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.94, 31.89, 185.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.68% -0.0942 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.68% 0.095 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9040, 54.8311, 63.0603) |
| Luminance | 0.5484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.10
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.86
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.44
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.23
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72D4C8 #D4727E
analogous
#72D497 #72D4C8 #72AFD4
triadic
#72D4C8 #C872D4 #D4C872
tetradic
#72D4C8 #9772D4 #D4727E #AFD472
square
#72D4C8 #9772D4 #D4727E #AFD472
split-complementary
#72D4C8 #D472AF #D49772
monochromatic
#309C8F #43C6B6 #72D4C8 #A1E2DA #D0F1ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#72D4C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.97
#72D4C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72D4C8
11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72D4C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72D4C8 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.97 | 11.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCBC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBEC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#44D8D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72d4c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 212, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.095 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1e1d8',
500: '#72d4c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72d4c8; $custom-light: #a1e1d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72d4c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 212,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.653,
"s": 53.261,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80675,
"c": 0.09462,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.54835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72D4C8
secondary
#A14954
accent
#2538C1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F6FCFB
border
#D0D5D4
text
#0F1514
muted
#808483