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#72DCC2

#72dcc2 ≈ Medium Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dcc2 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 86.27% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 165.28°, with 60.23% saturation and 65.49% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66cdaa), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5866

Complementary

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #dc728c

Split complementary

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #dc72c1
  3. #dc8d72

Analogous

  1. #72dc8d
  2. #72dcc2
  3. #72c1dc

Triadic

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #c272dc
  3. #dcc272

Tetradic

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #728cdc
  3. #dc728c
  4. #dcc272

Square

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #8d72dc
  3. #dc728c
  4. #c1dc72

Monochromatic

  1. #249176
  2. #35cda7
  3. #72dcc2
  4. #afebdd
  5. #edfaf7

Shades

#72dcc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #67c6af
  3. #5bb09b
  4. #509a88
  5. #448474
  6. #396e61
  7. #2e584e
  8. #22423a
  9. #172c27
  10. #0b1613
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dcc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #80e0c8
  3. #8ee3ce
  4. #9ce7d4
  5. #aaeada
  6. #b9eee1
  7. #c7f1e7
  8. #d5f5ed
  9. #e3f8f3
  10. #f1fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dcc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dcc2
  2. #73d3bb
  3. #75cab5
  4. #76c0ae
  5. #78b7a8
  6. #79aea1
  7. #7aa59a
  8. #7c9c94
  9. #7d928d
  10. #7f8987
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #add1c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d1c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c4c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45ded4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6d5c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aacec3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5addcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dcc2 {
  color: #72dcc2;
}
Background
.bg-72dcc2 {
  background-color: #72dcc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dcc2 {
  border: 2px solid #72dcc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dcc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 220 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dcc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dcc2, #72c1dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dcc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 220 194 / 0.35);
}

#66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.84 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.25 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.67 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.54 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.99 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.10 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.35 #8d233d Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Medium Aquamarine
#72dcc2  rgb(114, 220, 194)  hsl(165, 60%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#dc728c  rgb(220, 114, 140)  hsl(345, 60%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#c272dc  rgb(194, 114, 220)  hsl(285, 60%, 65%)  Floral Lavender
#dcc272  rgb(220, 194, 114)  hsl(45, 60%, 65%)  Vegas Gold