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#72E9CC

#72e9cc ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72e9cc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 91.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.45% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 165.38°, with 73.01% saturation and 68.04% 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 14.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#66ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6621

Complementary

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #e9728f

Split complementary

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #e972ca
  3. #e99172

Analogous

  1. #72e991
  2. #72e9cc
  3. #72cae9

Triadic

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #cc72e9
  3. #e9cc72

Tetradic

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #728fe9
  3. #e9728f
  4. #e9cc72

Square

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #9172e9
  3. #e9728f
  4. #cae972

Monochromatic

  1. #1aa885
  2. #30dfb4
  3. #72e9cc
  4. #b4f3e4
  5. #edfcf9

Shades

#72e9cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #67d2b8
  3. #5bbaa3
  4. #50a38f
  5. #448c7a
  6. #397566
  7. #2e5d52
  8. #22463d
  9. #172f29
  10. #0b1714
  11. #000000

Tints

#72e9cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #80ebd1
  3. #8eedd6
  4. #9cf0db
  5. #aaf2e0
  6. #b9f4e6
  7. #c7f6eb
  8. #d5f8f0
  9. #e3fbf5
  10. #f1fdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72e9cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72e9cc
  2. #73dfc4
  3. #75d4bd
  4. #76cab5
  5. #78bfae
  6. #79b5a6
  7. #7aaa9e
  8. #7ca097
  9. #7d958f
  10. #7f8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ddd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ddcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfcfce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39ebe0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfe2cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2dacd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55ead8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72e9cc {
  color: #72e9cc;
}
Background
.bg-72e9cc {
  background-color: #72e9cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72e9cc {
  border: 2px solid #72e9cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72e9cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 233 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 73% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72e9cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72e9cc, #72cae9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72e9cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 233 204 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.62 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 5.65 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.66 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.94 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.11 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.68 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.02 #8d1633 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72e9cc  rgb(114, 233, 204)  hsl(165, 73%, 68%)  Turquoise
#e9728f  rgb(233, 114, 143)  hsl(345, 73%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#cc72e9  rgb(204, 114, 233)  hsl(285, 73%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#e9cc72  rgb(233, 204, 114)  hsl(45, 73%, 68%)  Jasmine