#72E4CE#72E4CE
#72E4CE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.635; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.110 H 179.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72E4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 228, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 9.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.71, -37.75, 0.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.71, 37.76, 178.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.58% -0.1095 0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.58% 0.11 179.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8186, 63.5164, 68.2259) |
| Luminance | 0.6352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 3.08
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.02
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.29
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.31
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.76
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72E4CE #E47288
analogous
#72E495 #72E4CE #72C1E4
triadic
#72E4CE #CE72E4 #E4CE72
tetradic
#72E4CE #9572E4 #E47288 #C1E472
square
#72E4CE #9572E4 #E47288 #C1E472
split-complementary
#72E4CE #E472C1 #E49572
monochromatic
#23B89C #3FDABC #72E4CE #A5EEE0 #D9F8F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#72E4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.70
#72E4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72E4CE
13.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72E4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72E4CE | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.70 | 13.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCD9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CACBD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#39E7DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72e4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 228, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.110 179.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2eddc',
500: '#72e4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72e4ce; $custom-light: #a2eddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72e4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 228,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.421,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84581,
"c": 0.10956,
"h": 179.2
},
"luminance": 0.6352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72E4CE
secondary
#B94259
accent
#163AD0
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F7FEFC
border
#D0D6D5
text
#101615
muted
#818584