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#72EBCB

#72ebcb ≈ Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#72ebcb is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 92.16% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.62% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 164.13°, with 75.16% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aquamarine (#7fffd4), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#66ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6731

Complementary

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #eb7292

Split complementary

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #eb72cf
  3. #eb8e72

Analogous

  1. #72eb8e
  2. #72ebcb
  3. #72cfeb

Triadic

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #cb72eb
  3. #ebcb72

Tetradic

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #7292eb
  3. #eb7292
  4. #ebcb72

Square

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #8e72eb
  3. #eb7292
  4. #cfeb72

Monochromatic

  1. #18ac85
  2. #2fe2b2
  3. #72ebcb
  4. #b5f5e4
  5. #edfcf8

Shades

#72ebcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #67d4b7
  3. #5bbca2
  4. #50a58e
  5. #448d7a
  6. #397666
  7. #2e5e51
  8. #22473d
  9. #172f29
  10. #0b1814
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ebcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #80edd0
  3. #8eefd5
  4. #9cf1db
  5. #aaf3e0
  6. #b9f5e5
  7. #c7f7ea
  8. #d5f9ef
  9. #e3fbf5
  10. #f1fdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ebcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ebcb
  2. #73e0c4
  3. #75d6bc
  4. #76cbb5
  5. #78c0ad
  6. #79b6a6
  7. #7aab9e
  8. #7ca097
  9. #7d958f
  10. #7f8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7dfd2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4deca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d0cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #39ede1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1e3ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3dccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55ecd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ebcb {
  color: #72ebcb;
}
Background
.bg-72ebcb {
  background-color: #72ebcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ebcb {
  border: 2px solid #72ebcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ebcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 235 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 75% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ebcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ebcb, #72cfeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ebcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 235 203 / 0.35);
}

#7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 4.86 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.40 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.48 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.78 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.25 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.32 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.40 #8d1434 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Aquamarine
#72ebcb  rgb(114, 235, 203)  hsl(164, 75%, 68%)  Aquamarine
#eb7292  rgb(235, 114, 146)  hsl(344, 75%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#cb72eb  rgb(203, 114, 235)  hsl(284, 75%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#ebcb72  rgb(235, 203, 114)  hsl(44, 75%, 68%)  Jasmine