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#72DFD8

#72dfd8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dfd8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 87.45% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 176.15°, with 63.01% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.6131

Complementary

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #df7279

Split complementary

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #df72af
  3. #dfa272

Analogous

  1. #72dfa2
  2. #72dfd8
  3. #72afdf

Triadic

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #d872df
  3. #dfd872

Tetradic

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #7279df
  3. #df7279
  4. #dfd872

Square

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #a272df
  3. #df7279
  4. #afdf72

Monochromatic

  1. #22968f
  2. #34d1c7
  3. #72dfd8
  4. #b0ede9
  5. #eefbfa

Shades

#72dfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #67c9c2
  3. #5bb2ad
  4. #509c97
  5. #448682
  6. #39706c
  7. #2e5956
  8. #224341
  9. #172d2b
  10. #0b1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #80e2dc
  3. #8ee5e0
  4. #9ce9e4
  5. #aaece8
  6. #b9efec
  7. #c7f2ef
  8. #d5f5f3
  9. #e3f9f7
  10. #f1fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dfd8
  2. #73d6cf
  3. #75ccc6
  4. #76c3be
  5. #78b9b5
  6. #79b0ac
  7. #7aa6a3
  8. #7c9d9a
  9. #7d9392
  10. #7f8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d5d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c8d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #32e4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5d9d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8d1d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53e2db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dfd8 {
  color: #72dfd8;
}
Background
.bg-72dfd8 {
  background-color: #72dfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #72dfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 223 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dfd8, #72afdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 223 216 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.40 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.65 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.20 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.88 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.93 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.36 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.18 #8d2027 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#72dfd8  rgb(114, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 63%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#df7279  rgb(223, 114, 121)  hsl(356, 63%, 66%)  Light Coral
#d872df  rgb(216, 114, 223)  hsl(296, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#dfd872  rgb(223, 216, 114)  hsl(56, 63%, 66%)  Straw