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#72E4CF

#72e4cf ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72e4cf is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 89.41% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.21% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 168.95°, with 67.86% saturation and 67.06% 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 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.6357

Complementary

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #e47287

Split complementary

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #e472c0
  3. #e49672

Analogous

  1. #72e496
  2. #72e4cf
  3. #72c0e4

Triadic

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #cf72e4
  3. #e4cf72

Tetradic

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #7287e4
  3. #e47287
  4. #e4cf72

Square

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #9672e4
  3. #e47287
  4. #c0e472

Monochromatic

  1. #1e9f87
  2. #32d8b9
  3. #72e4cf
  4. #b2f0e5
  5. #eefcf9

Shades

#72e4cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #67cdba
  3. #5bb6a6
  4. #50a091
  5. #44897c
  6. #397268
  7. #2e5b53
  8. #22443e
  9. #172e29
  10. #0b1715
  11. #000000

Tints

#72e4cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #80e7d4
  3. #8ee9d9
  4. #9cecdd
  5. #aaefe2
  6. #b9f2e7
  7. #c7f4ec
  8. #d5f7f1
  9. #e3faf5
  10. #f1fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72e4cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72e4cf
  2. #73dac7
  3. #75d0bf
  4. #76c6b7
  5. #78bcaf
  6. #79b2a8
  7. #7aa8a0
  8. #7c9e98
  9. #7d9490
  10. #7f8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3d9d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcd9ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cbd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38e7de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbddcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #add6d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55e6d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72e4cf {
  color: #72e4cf;
}
Background
.bg-72e4cf {
  background-color: #72e4cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72e4cf {
  border: 2px solid #72e4cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72e4cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 228 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 68% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72e4cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72e4cf, #72c0e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72e4cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 228 207 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.85 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.98 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.32 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.45 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.63 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.68 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.96 #8d1b30 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72e4cf  rgb(114, 228, 207)  hsl(169, 68%, 67%)  Turquoise
#e47287  rgb(228, 114, 135)  hsl(349, 68%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#cf72e4  rgb(207, 114, 228)  hsl(289, 68%, 67%)  Orchid
#e4cf72  rgb(228, 207, 114)  hsl(49, 68%, 67%)  Buff