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#72BFBF

#72bfbf ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72bfbf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 37.56% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.446

Complementary

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #bf7272

Split complementary

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #bf7298
  3. #bf9872

Analogous

  1. #72bf98
  2. #72bfbf
  3. #7298bf

Triadic

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #bf72bf
  3. #bfbf72

Tetradic

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #7272bf
  3. #bf7272
  4. #bfbf72

Square

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #9872bf
  3. #bf7272
  4. #98bf72

Monochromatic

  1. #2f6969
  2. #479d9d
  3. #72bfbf
  4. #a7d7d7
  5. #dbefef

Shades

#72bfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #67acac
  3. #5b9999
  4. #508686
  5. #447373
  6. #396060
  7. #2e4c4c
  8. #223939
  9. #172626
  10. #0b1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #80c5c5
  3. #8ecccc
  4. #9cd2d2
  5. #aad9d9
  6. #b9dfdf
  7. #c7e5e5
  8. #d5ecec
  9. #e3f2f2
  10. #f1f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bfbf
  2. #73b9b9
  3. #75b2b2
  4. #76acac
  5. #78a6a6
  6. #79a0a0
  7. #7a9999
  8. #7c9393
  9. #7d8d8d
  10. #7f8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b8bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8aec0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fc3bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fbbbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b5bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5fc2bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bfbf {
  color: #72bfbf;
}
Background
.bg-72bfbf {
  background-color: #72bfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bfbf {
  border: 2px solid #72bfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bfbf, #7298bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.11 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.69 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.19 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.28 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.32 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.25 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.50 #8d4040 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#72bfbf  rgb(114, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 38%, 60%)  Verdigris
#bf7272  rgb(191, 114, 114)  hsl(0, 38%, 60%)  Old Rose
#bf72bf  rgb(191, 114, 191)  hsl(300, 38%, 60%)  Orchid
#bfbf72  rgb(191, 191, 114)  hsl(60, 38%, 60%)  Dark Khaki