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#72FFCF

#72ffcf ≈ Aquamarine

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72ffcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 159.57°, 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 16.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aquamarine (#7fffd4), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#66ffcc
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Relative luminance0.796

Complementary

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #ff72a2

Split complementary

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #ff72e9
  3. #ff8872

Analogous

  1. #72ff88
  2. #72ffcf
  3. #72e9ff

Triadic

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #cf72ff
  3. #ffcf72

Tetradic

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #72a2ff
  3. #ff72a2
  4. #ffcf72

Square

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #8872ff
  3. #ff72a2
  4. #e9ff72

Monochromatic

  1. #00d88e
  2. #25ffb5
  3. #72ffcf
  4. #beffe9
  5. #ebfff8

Shades

#72ffcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #67e6ba
  3. #5bcca6
  4. #50b391
  5. #44997c
  6. #398068
  7. #2e6653
  8. #224d3e
  9. #173329
  10. #0b1a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ffcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #80ffd4
  3. #8effd9
  4. #9cffdd
  5. #aaffe2
  6. #b9ffe7
  7. #c7ffec
  8. #d5fff1
  9. #e3fff5
  10. #f1fffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ffcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ffcf
  2. #73f2c7
  3. #75e6bf
  4. #76d9b7
  5. #78ccaf
  6. #79c0a8
  7. #7ab3a0
  8. #7ca698
  9. #7d9990
  10. #7f8d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3f1de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9f0cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5e1d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2afff1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1f6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1edd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50ffe4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ffcf {
  color: #72ffcf;
}
Background
.bg-72ffcf {
  background-color: #72ffcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ffcf {
  border: 2px solid #72ffcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ffcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 255 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ffcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ffcf, #72e9ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ffcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 255 207 / 0.35);
}

#7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 1.42 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.86 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.95 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 9.40 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 10.18 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 11.15 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 11.21 #8d0030 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Aquamarine
#72ffcf  rgb(114, 255, 207)  hsl(160, 100%, 72%)  Aquamarine
#ff72a2  rgb(255, 114, 162)  hsl(340, 100%, 72%)  Hot Pink
#cf72ff  rgb(207, 114, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#ffcf72  rgb(255, 207, 114)  hsl(40, 100%, 72%)  Topaz