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#72EBDC

#72ebdc ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72ebdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.38% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 172.56°, with 75.16% saturation and 68.43% 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 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.6816

Complementary

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #eb7281

Split complementary

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #eb72be
  3. #eb9f72

Analogous

  1. #72eb9f
  2. #72ebdc
  3. #72beeb

Triadic

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #dc72eb
  3. #ebdc72

Tetradic

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #7281eb
  3. #eb7281
  4. #ebdc72

Square

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #9f72eb
  3. #eb7281
  4. #beeb72

Monochromatic

  1. #18ac99
  2. #2fe2cb
  3. #72ebdc
  4. #b5f5ed
  5. #edfcfb

Shades

#72ebdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #67d4c6
  3. #5bbcb0
  4. #50a59a
  5. #448d84
  6. #39766e
  7. #2e5e58
  8. #224742
  9. #172f2c
  10. #0b1816
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ebdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #80ede0
  3. #8eefe3
  4. #9cf1e7
  5. #aaf3ea
  6. #b9f5ee
  7. #c7f7f1
  8. #d5f9f5
  9. #e3fbf8
  10. #f1fdfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ebdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ebdc
  2. #73e0d3
  3. #75d6ca
  4. #76cbc0
  5. #78c0b7
  6. #79b6ae
  7. #7aaba5
  8. #7ca09c
  9. #7d9592
  10. #7f8b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7dfd9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1e0dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdd1de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26efe6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfe4dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0dcdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4feee2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ebdc {
  color: #72ebdc;
}
Background
.bg-72ebdc {
  background-color: #72ebdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ebdc {
  border: 2px solid #72ebdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ebdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 235 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 75% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ebdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ebdc, #72beeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ebdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 235 220 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.96 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.62 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.91 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.12 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.55 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.55 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.06 #8d1423 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#72ebdc  rgb(114, 235, 220)  hsl(173, 75%, 68%)  Turquoise
#eb7281  rgb(235, 114, 129)  hsl(353, 75%, 68%)  Light Coral
#dc72eb  rgb(220, 114, 235)  hsl(293, 75%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#ebdc72  rgb(235, 220, 114)  hsl(53, 75%, 68%)  Straw