#72E4CC#72E4CC
#72E4CC is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.110 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72E4CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 228, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.66, -38.22, 1.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.66, 38.26, 177.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.52% -0.1104 0.0041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.52% 0.11 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5772, 63.4199, 66.9545) |
| Luminance | 0.6342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 3.09
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.41
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.02
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.06
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.26
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72E4CC #E4728A
analogous
#72E493 #72E4CC #72C3E4
triadic
#72E4CC #CC72E4 #E4CC72
tetradic
#72E4CC #9372E4 #E4728A #C3E472
square
#72E4CC #9372E4 #E4728A #C3E472
split-complementary
#72E4CC #E472C3 #E49372
monochromatic
#23B899 #3FDAB9 #72E4CC #A5EEDF #D9F8F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#72E4CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.68
#72E4CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72E4CC
13.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72E4CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72E4CC | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.68 | 13.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCD8CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CACBCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3BE7DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72e4cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 228, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.110 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2eddb',
500: '#72e4cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72e4cc; $custom-light: #a2eddb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72e4cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 228,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.368,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84523,
"c": 0.11048,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.63424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72E4CC
secondary
#B9425B
accent
#163DD0
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F6FEFB
border
#D0D6D4
text
#101615
muted
#808584