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#72DCD5

#72dcd5 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dcd5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 86.27% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 176.04°, with 60.23% saturation and 65.49% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5957

Complementary

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #dc7279

Split complementary

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #dc72ae
  3. #dca072

Analogous

  1. #72dca0
  2. #72dcd5
  3. #72aedc

Triadic

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #d572dc
  3. #dcd572

Tetradic

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #7279dc
  3. #dc7279
  4. #dcd572

Square

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #a072dc
  3. #dc7279
  4. #aedc72

Monochromatic

  1. #24918a
  2. #35cdc3
  3. #72dcd5
  4. #afebe7
  5. #edfafa

Shades

#72dcd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #67c6c0
  3. #5bb0aa
  4. #509a95
  5. #448480
  6. #396e6b
  7. #2e5855
  8. #224240
  9. #172c2b
  10. #0b1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dcd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #80e0d9
  3. #8ee3dd
  4. #9ce7e2
  5. #aaeae6
  6. #b9eeea
  7. #c7f1ee
  8. #d5f5f2
  9. #e3f8f7
  10. #f1fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dcd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #73d3cd
  3. #75cac4
  4. #76c0bc
  5. #78b7b3
  6. #79aeab
  7. #7aa5a2
  8. #7c9c9a
  9. #7d9291
  10. #7f8989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aed2cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d3d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c5d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36e1da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3d6d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6cfd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54dfd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dcd5 {
  color: #72dcd5;
}
Background
.bg-72dcd5 {
  background-color: #72dcd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dcd5 {
  border: 2px solid #72dcd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dcd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 220 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dcd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dcd5, #72aedc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dcd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 220 213 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.98 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.77 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.58 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.58 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.58 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.91 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.40 #8d232a Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#72dcd5  rgb(114, 220, 213)  hsl(176, 60%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc7279  rgb(220, 114, 121)  hsl(356, 60%, 65%)  Light Coral
#d572dc  rgb(213, 114, 220)  hsl(296, 60%, 65%)  Orchid
#dcd572  rgb(220, 213, 114)  hsl(56, 60%, 65%)  Straw