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#72BAA2

#72baa2 ≈ Medium Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72baa2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 72.94% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.9% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 34.29% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66cdaa), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #72baa2
  2. #ba728a

Split complementary

  1. #72baa2
  2. #ba72ae
  3. #ba7e72

Analogous

  1. #72ba7e
  2. #72baa2
  3. #72aeba

Triadic

  1. #72baa2
  2. #a272ba
  3. #baa272

Tetradic

  1. #72baa2
  2. #728aba
  3. #ba728a
  4. #baa272

Square

  1. #72baa2
  2. #7e72ba
  3. #ba728a
  4. #aeba72

Monochromatic

  1. #306352
  2. #49967d
  3. #72baa2
  4. #a5d3c4
  5. #d9ece6

Shades

#72baa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72baa2
  2. #67a792
  3. #5b9582
  4. #508271
  5. #447061
  6. #395d51
  7. #2e4a41
  8. #223831
  9. #172520
  10. #0b1310
  11. #000000

Tints

#72baa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72baa2
  2. #80c1ab
  3. #8ec8b5
  4. #9ccfbe
  5. #aad6c7
  6. #b9ddd1
  7. #c7e3da
  8. #d5eae3
  9. #e3f1ec
  10. #f1f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72baa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72baa2
  2. #73b49f
  3. #75ae9b
  4. #76a998
  5. #78a394
  6. #799d91
  7. #7a978e
  8. #7c918a
  9. #7d8c87
  10. #7f8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b1a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa9a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5dbbb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fb5a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97b0a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #66bbac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72baa2 {
  color: #72baa2;
}
Background
.bg-72baa2 {
  background-color: #72baa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72baa2 {
  border: 2px solid #72baa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72baa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 186 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 34% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72baa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72baa2, #72aeba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72baa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 186 162 / 0.35);
}

#66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.86 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.39 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.49 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.72 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.22 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.84 #8d455d Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Medium Aquamarine
#72baa2  rgb(114, 186, 162)  hsl(160, 34%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ba728a  rgb(186, 114, 138)  hsl(340, 34%, 59%)  Turkish Rose
#a272ba  rgb(162, 114, 186)  hsl(280, 34%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#baa272  rgb(186, 162, 114)  hsl(40, 34%, 59%)  Ecru