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#72DED1

#72ded1 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72ded1 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 87.06% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 172.78°, with 62.07% saturation and 65.88% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.6042

Complementary

  1. #72ded1
  2. #de727f

Split complementary

  1. #72ded1
  2. #de72b5
  3. #de9b72

Analogous

  1. #72de9b
  2. #72ded1
  3. #72b5de

Triadic

  1. #72ded1
  2. #d172de
  3. #ded172

Tetradic

  1. #72ded1
  2. #727fde
  3. #de727f
  4. #ded172

Square

  1. #72ded1
  2. #9b72de
  3. #de727f
  4. #b5de72

Monochromatic

  1. #239487
  2. #34cfbd
  3. #72ded1
  4. #b0ede5
  5. #eefbf9

Shades

#72ded1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ded1
  2. #67c8bc
  3. #5bb2a7
  4. #509b92
  5. #44857d
  6. #396f69
  7. #2e5954
  8. #22433f
  9. #172c2a
  10. #0b1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ded1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ded1
  2. #80e1d6
  3. #8ee5da
  4. #9ce8df
  5. #aaebe3
  6. #b9efe8
  7. #c7f2ed
  8. #d5f5f1
  9. #e3f8f6
  10. #f1fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ded1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ded1
  2. #73d5c9
  3. #75cbc1
  4. #76c2b9
  5. #78b8b1
  6. #79afa9
  7. #7aa6a0
  8. #7c9c98
  9. #7d9390
  10. #7f8988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afd3ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d4d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c7d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39e2da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6d8d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9d0d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56e0d6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ded1 {
  color: #72ded1;
}
Background
.bg-72ded1 {
  background-color: #72ded1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ded1 {
  border: 2px solid #72ded1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ded1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 222 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 62% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ded1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ded1, #72b5de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ded1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 222 209 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.61 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.92 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.31 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.68 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.95 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.43 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.64 #8d212e Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72ded1  rgb(114, 222, 209)  hsl(173, 62%, 66%)  Turquoise
#de727f  rgb(222, 114, 127)  hsl(353, 62%, 66%)  Light Coral
#d172de  rgb(209, 114, 222)  hsl(293, 62%, 66%)  Orchid
#ded172  rgb(222, 209, 114)  hsl(53, 62%, 66%)  Straw