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#72FFBC

#72ffbc ≈ Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72ffbc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 100% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 151.49°, with 100% saturation and 72.35% 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 16.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aquamarine (#7fffd4), ΔE 5.33.

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Relative luminance0.7873

Complementary

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #ff72b5

Split complementary

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #ff72fb
  3. #ff7572

Analogous

  1. #72ff75
  2. #72ffbc
  3. #72fbff

Triadic

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #bc72ff
  3. #ffbc72

Tetradic

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #72b5ff
  3. #ff72b5
  4. #ffbc72

Square

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #7572ff
  3. #ff72b5
  4. #fbff72

Monochromatic

  1. #00d871
  2. #25ff98
  3. #72ffbc
  4. #beffe0
  5. #ebfff5

Shades

#72ffbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #67e6a9
  3. #5bcc96
  4. #50b384
  5. #449971
  6. #39805e
  7. #2e664b
  8. #224d38
  9. #173326
  10. #0b1a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ffbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #80ffc3
  3. #8effc9
  4. #9cffd0
  5. #aaffd7
  6. #b9ffde
  7. #c7ffe4
  8. #d5ffeb
  9. #e3fff2
  10. #f1fff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ffbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ffbc
  2. #73f2b6
  3. #75e6b0
  4. #76d9aa
  5. #78cca4
  6. #79c09e
  7. #7ab398
  8. #7ca692
  9. #7d998c
  10. #7f8d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2f0d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fceeb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8e0c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3cfeed ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3f5ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4edbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56fedb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ffbc {
  color: #72ffbc;
}
Background
.bg-72ffbc {
  background-color: #72ffbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ffbc {
  border: 2px solid #72ffbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ffbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 255 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 151 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ffbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ffbc, #72fbff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ffbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 255 188 / 0.35);
}

#7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 5.33 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.89 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.19 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.41 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.54 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 9.37 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 9.77 #8d0043 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Aquamarine
#72ffbc  rgb(114, 255, 188)  hsl(151, 100%, 72%)  Aquamarine
#ff72b5  rgb(255, 114, 181)  hsl(331, 100%, 72%)  Hot Pink
#bc72ff  rgb(188, 114, 255)  hsl(271, 100%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#ffbc72  rgb(255, 188, 114)  hsl(31, 100%, 72%)  Topaz