#72E8D3#72E8D3
#72E8D3 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.660; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.112 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72E8D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 232, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 0%, 9.1%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.99, -38.39, 0.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.99, 38.39, 179.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.66% -0.1118 -0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.66% 0.112 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5489, 65.9895, 71.8469) |
| Luminance | 0.6599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.33
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.00
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.30
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.99
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.12
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72E8D3 #E87287
analogous
#72E898 #72E8D3 #72C2E8
triadic
#72E8D3 #D372E8 #E8D372
tetradic
#72E8D3 #9872E8 #E87287 #C2E872
square
#72E8D3 #9872E8 #E87287 #C2E872
split-complementary
#72E8D3 #E872C2 #E89872
monochromatic
#1FC0A4 #3DDFC3 #72E8D3 #A7F1E3 #DBF9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#72E8D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.20
#72E8D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72E8D3
14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72E8D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72E8D3 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.20 | 14.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFDCD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDCFD5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33EBE1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72e8d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 232, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.112 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3f0e0',
500: '#72e8d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72e8d3; $custom-light: #a3f0e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72e8d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 232,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.322,
"s": 71.951,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85658,
"c": 0.11177,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.65994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72E8D3
secondary
#BF3F56
accent
#1134D4
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F7FEFC
border
#D0D6D5
text
#101615
muted
#818584