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#72FAC4

#72fac4 ≈ Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72fac4 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 98.04% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 156.18°, with 93.15% saturation and 71.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aquamarine (#7fffd4), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.7593

Complementary

  1. #72fac4
  2. #fa72a8

Split complementary

  1. #72fac4
  2. #fa72ec
  3. #fa8072

Analogous

  1. #72fa80
  2. #72fac4
  3. #72ecfa

Triadic

  1. #72fac4
  2. #c472fa
  3. #fac472

Tetradic

  1. #72fac4
  2. #72a8fa
  3. #fa72a8
  4. #fac472

Square

  1. #72fac4
  2. #8072fa
  3. #fa72a8
  4. #ecfa72

Monochromatic

  1. #07cc7e
  2. #28f7a5
  3. #72fac4
  4. #bcfde3
  5. #ebfef7

Shades

#72fac4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72fac4
  2. #67e1b0
  3. #5bc89d
  4. #50af89
  5. #449676
  6. #397d62
  7. #2e644e
  8. #224b3b
  9. #173227
  10. #0b1914
  11. #000000

Tints

#72fac4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72fac4
  2. #80fbca
  3. #8efbd0
  4. #9cfcd6
  5. #aafcdc
  6. #b9fde2
  7. #c7fde7
  8. #d5feed
  9. #e3fef3
  10. #f1fff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72fac4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72fac4
  2. #73eebd
  3. #75e2b6
  4. #76d5b0
  5. #78c9a9
  6. #79bda2
  7. #7ab19b
  8. #7ca594
  9. #7d988e
  10. #7f8c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfecd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6eac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2dcc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38faeb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cef1c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfe9c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55fadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72fac4 {
  color: #72fac4;
}
Background
.bg-72fac4 {
  background-color: #72fac4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72fac4 {
  border: 2px solid #72fac4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72fac4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 250 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 156 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72fac4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72fac4, #72ecfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72fac4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 250 196 / 0.35);
}

#7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 2.97 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 7.91 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.01 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.43 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 10.38 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.38 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 10.43 #8d053b Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Aquamarine
#72fac4  rgb(114, 250, 196)  hsl(156, 93%, 71%)  Aquamarine
#fa72a8  rgb(250, 114, 168)  hsl(336, 93%, 71%)  Hot Pink
#c472fa  rgb(196, 114, 250)  hsl(276, 93%, 71%)  Heliotrope
#fac472  rgb(250, 196, 114)  hsl(36, 93%, 71%)  Topaz