#72D8A8#72D8A8
#72D8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.119 H 161.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72D8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 216, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 57%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(152, 47%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.2%, 0%, 22.2%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.34, -40.79, 14.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.34, 43.32, 160.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.74% -0.1129 0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.74% 0.119 161.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5600, 55.5133, 45.7214) |
| Luminance | 0.5552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 2.29
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.84
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.27
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.14
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.74
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72D8A8 #D872A2
analogous
#72D875 #72D8A8 #72D5D8
triadic
#72D8A8 #A872D8 #D8A872
tetradic
#72D8A8 #7572D8 #D872A2 #D5D872
square
#72D8A8 #7572D8 #D872A2 #D5D872
split-complementary
#72D8A8 #D872D5 #D87572
monochromatic
#2DA36B #42CB8A #72D8A8 #A2E5C6 #D2F3E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#72D8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#72D8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72D8A8
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72D8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72D8A8 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5CBA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C0AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#54D8CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72d8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 216, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.119 161.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0e4c2',
500: '#72d8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72d8a8; $custom-light: #a0e4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72d8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 216,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 151.765,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80737,
"c": 0.11892,
"h": 161.7
},
"luminance": 0.55516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72D8A8
secondary
#A64874
accent
#216EC4
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F6FCF9
border
#D0D5D2
text
#0F1612
muted
#808482