#72DCDC#72DCDC
#72DCDC is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.098 H 195.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72DCDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 220, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 60%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 48%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 0%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -30.57, -9.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 32.00, 197.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.16% -0.0948 -0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.16% 0.098 195.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4457, 59.9271, 76.8685) |
| Luminance | 0.5993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.61
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.01
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.48
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.54
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.83
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72DCDC #DC7272
analogous
#72DCA7 #72DCDC #72A7DC
triadic
#72DCDC #DC72DC #DCDC72
tetradic
#72DCDC #A772DC #DC7272 #A7DC72
square
#72DCDC #A772DC #DC7272 #A7DC72
split-complementary
#72DCDC #DC72A7 #DCA772
monochromatic
#2AAAAA #41D0D0 #72DCDC #A3E8E8 #D4F4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#72DCDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#72DCDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72DCDC
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72DCDC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72DCDC | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0D3DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC6DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FE2DC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72dcdc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 220, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.098 195.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2e7e6',
500: '#72dcdc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72dcdc; $custom-light: #a2e7e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72dcdc",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 220,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83161,
"c": 0.09834,
"h": 195.4
},
"luminance": 0.59931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72DCDC
secondary
#AC4646
accent
#1E1EC8
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F7FCFC
border
#D0D5D5
text
#101616
muted
#818484