#72E9D4#72E9D4
#72E9D4 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.112 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72E9D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 233, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.1%, 0%, 9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.30, -38.60, -0.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.30, 38.60, 180.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.92% -0.1124 -0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.92% 0.112 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9569, 66.6044, 72.6033) |
| Luminance | 0.6661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.14
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.07
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.29
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.94
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 5.96
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72E9D4 #E97287
analogous
#72E998 #72E9D4 #72C2E9
triadic
#72E9D4 #D472E9 #E9D472
tetradic
#72E9D4 #9872E9 #E97287 #C2E972
square
#72E9D4 #9872E9 #E97287 #C2E972
split-complementary
#72E9D4 #E972C2 #E99872
monochromatic
#1EC2A5 #3DE1C4 #72E9D4 #A7F1E4 #DCFAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#72E9D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.32
#72E9D4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72E9D4
14.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72E9D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72E9D4 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.32 | 14.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0DDD3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDCFD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#31ECE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72e9d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 233, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.112 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3f0e1',
500: '#72e9d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72e9d4; $custom-light: #a3f0e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72e9d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 233,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.412,
"s": 73.006,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85919,
"c": 0.11243,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.66609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72E9D4
secondary
#C13E55
accent
#1033D5
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F7FEFC
border
#D0D6D5
text
#101615
muted
#818584