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#72D1BF

#72d1bf ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72d1bf is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 81.96% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.61% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 168.63°, with 50.8% saturation and 63.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5294

Complementary

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #d17284

Split complementary

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #d172b3
  3. #d18f72

Analogous

  1. #72d18f
  2. #72d1bf
  3. #72b3d1

Triadic

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #bf72d1
  3. #d1bf72

Tetradic

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #7284d1
  3. #d17284
  4. #d1bf72

Square

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #8f72d1
  3. #d17284
  4. #b3d172

Monochromatic

  1. #2a8070
  2. #3dbaa2
  3. #72d1bf
  4. #ace4d9
  5. #e5f7f3

Shades

#72d1bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #67bcac
  3. #5ba799
  4. #509286
  5. #447d73
  6. #396960
  7. #2e544c
  8. #223f39
  9. #172a26
  10. #0b1513
  11. #000000

Tints

#72d1bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #80d6c5
  3. #8edacc
  4. #9cdfd2
  5. #aae3d9
  6. #b9e8df
  7. #c7ede5
  8. #d5f1ec
  9. #e3f6f2
  10. #f1faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72d1bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72d1bf
  2. #73c9b9
  3. #75c1b2
  4. #76b9ac
  5. #78b1a6
  6. #79a9a0
  7. #7aa099
  8. #7c9893
  9. #7d908d
  10. #7f8886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c7c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cac7be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babcc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4ad4cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aecbbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2c5c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5dd3c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72d1bf {
  color: #72d1bf;
}
Background
.bg-72d1bf {
  background-color: #72d1bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72d1bf {
  border: 2px solid #72d1bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72d1bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 209 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 51% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72d1bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72d1bf, #72b3d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72d1bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 209 191 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.48 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.76 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.13 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.28 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.54 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.95 #8d2e40 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72d1bf  rgb(114, 209, 191)  hsl(169, 51%, 63%)  Turquoise
#d17284  rgb(209, 114, 132)  hsl(349, 51%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#bf72d1  rgb(191, 114, 209)  hsl(289, 51%, 63%)  Floral Lavender
#d1bf72  rgb(209, 191, 114)  hsl(49, 51%, 63%)  Vegas Gold