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#72CDCD

#72cdcd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72cdcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 47.64% saturation and 62.55% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5165

Complementary

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #cd7272

Split complementary

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #cd72a0
  3. #cda072

Analogous

  1. #72cda0
  2. #72cdcd
  3. #72a0cd

Triadic

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #cd72cd
  3. #cdcd72

Tetradic

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #7272cd
  3. #cd7272
  4. #cdcd72

Square

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #a072cd
  3. #cd7272
  4. #a0cd72

Monochromatic

  1. #2b7b7b
  2. #3fb3b3
  3. #72cdcd
  4. #aae1e1
  5. #e3f5f5

Shades

#72cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #67b9b9
  3. #5ba4a4
  4. #509090
  5. #447b7b
  6. #396767
  7. #2e5252
  8. #223e3e
  9. #172929
  10. #0b1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#72cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #80d2d2
  3. #8ed7d7
  4. #9cdcdc
  5. #aae1e1
  6. #b9e6e6
  7. #c7ebeb
  8. #d5f0f0
  9. #e3f5f5
  10. #f1fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72cdcd
  2. #73c5c5
  3. #75bebe
  4. #76b6b6
  5. #78aeae
  6. #79a7a7
  7. #7a9f9f
  8. #7c9797
  9. #7d8f8f
  10. #7f8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5c4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b9ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42d2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8c8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dc1cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #59d0cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72cdcd {
  color: #72cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-72cdcd {
  background-color: #72cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #72cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72cdcd, #72a0cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.40 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.55 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.73 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.20 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.22 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.34 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.07 #8d3232 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#72cdcd  rgb(114, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 48%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd7272  rgb(205, 114, 114)  hsl(0, 48%, 63%)  Old Rose
#cd72cd  rgb(205, 114, 205)  hsl(300, 48%, 63%)  Orchid
#cdcd72  rgb(205, 205, 114)  hsl(60, 48%, 63%)  Straw