#72EEDD#72EEDD
#72EEDD is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 87.3% C 0.114 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72EEDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 238, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.97, -38.70, -2.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.97, 38.77, 183.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.34% -0.114 -0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.34% 0.114 183.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5595, 69.9423, 79.2284) |
| Luminance | 0.6995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.47
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.32
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 4.78
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.21
Bright Turquoise
#0FFEF9
ΔE00 6.50
Light Aqua
#8CFFDB
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72EEDD #EE7283
analogous
#72EE9F #72EEDD #72C1EE
triadic
#72EEDD #DD72EE #EEDD72
tetradic
#72EEDD #9F72EE #EE7283 #C1EE72
square
#72EEDD #9F72EE #EE7283 #C1EE72
split-complementary
#72EEDD #EE72C1 #EE9F72
monochromatic
#19CDB4 #3BE7D0 #72EEDD #A9F5EA #DFFBF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#72EEDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#72EEDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72EEDD
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72EEDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72EEDD | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4E2DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0D4DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#22F2E9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72eedd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 238, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.3% 0.114 183.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4f4e7',
500: '#72eedd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72eedd; $custom-light: #a4f4e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72eedd",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 238,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.774,
"s": 78.481,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87344,
"c": 0.11418,
"h": 183.5
},
"luminance": 0.69947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72EEDD
secondary
#C73D50
accent
#0B27DB
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F7FEFC
border
#D0D6D5
text
#101716
muted
#818584