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#72DFDC

#72dfdc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72dfdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 178.35°, 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.6152

Complementary

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #df7275

Split complementary

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #df72ac
  3. #dfa672

Analogous

  1. #72dfa6
  2. #72dfdc
  3. #72acdf

Triadic

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #dc72df
  3. #dfdc72

Tetradic

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #7275df
  3. #df7275
  4. #dfdc72

Square

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #a672df
  3. #df7275
  4. #acdf72

Monochromatic

  1. #229693
  2. #34d1cd
  3. #72dfdc
  4. #b0edeb
  5. #eefbfb

Shades

#72dfdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #67c9c6
  3. #5bb2b0
  4. #509c9a
  5. #448684
  6. #39706e
  7. #2e5958
  8. #224342
  9. #172d2c
  10. #0b1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dfdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #80e2e0
  3. #8ee5e3
  4. #9ce9e7
  5. #aaecea
  6. #b9efee
  7. #c7f2f1
  8. #d5f5f5
  9. #e3f9f8
  10. #f1fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dfdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dfdc
  2. #73d6d3
  3. #75ccca
  4. #76c3c0
  5. #78b9b7
  6. #79b0ae
  7. #7aa6a5
  8. #7c9d9c
  9. #7d9392
  10. #7f8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d5d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d6dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2de4de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5d9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7d2dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51e2dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dfdc {
  color: #72dfdc;
}
Background
.bg-72dfdc {
  background-color: #72dfdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dfdc {
  border: 2px solid #72dfdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dfdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 223 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dfdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dfdc, #72acdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dfdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 223 220 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.55 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.75 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.78 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.45 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.51 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.73 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.68 #8d2023 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#72dfdc  rgb(114, 223, 220)  hsl(178, 63%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#df7275  rgb(223, 114, 117)  hsl(358, 63%, 66%)  Light Coral
#dc72df  rgb(220, 114, 223)  hsl(298, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#dfdc72  rgb(223, 220, 114)  hsl(58, 63%, 66%)  Straw