#72E8D2#72E8D2
#72E8D2 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.659; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.112 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72E8D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 232, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 0%, 9.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.97, -38.62, 0.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.97, 38.63, 179.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.63% -0.1122 0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.63% 0.112 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4239, 65.9395, 71.1887) |
| Luminance | 0.6594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.25
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.15
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.13
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.70
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.03
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72E8D2 #E87288
analogous
#72E897 #72E8D2 #72C3E8
triadic
#72E8D2 #D272E8 #E8D272
tetradic
#72E8D2 #9772E8 #E87288 #C3E872
square
#72E8D2 #9772E8 #E87288 #C3E872
split-complementary
#72E8D2 #E872C3 #E89772
monochromatic
#1FC0A2 #3DDFC1 #72E8D2 #A7F1E3 #DBF9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#72E8D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.19
#72E8D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72E8D2
14.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72E8D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72E8D2 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.19 | 14.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0DCD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDCED4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#34EBE1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72e8d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 232, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.112 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3f0df',
500: '#72e8d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72e8d2; $custom-light: #a3f0df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72e8d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 232,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.814,
"s": 71.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85628,
"c": 0.1122,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.65944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72E8D2
secondary
#BF3F57
accent
#1136D4
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F7FEFC
border
#D0D6D5
text
#101615
muted
#818584