#72c8aa

Color #72c8aa

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class teal-400 #00d5be · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#72c8aa

RGB

rgb(114, 200, 170)

HSL

hsl(159.1, 43.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159.1, 43%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 0%, 15%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(74.69, -33.05, 6.94)

LCH

lch(74.69, 33.77, 168.14)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0951, 169.21)

HWB

hwb(159.1, 44.7%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c87290

Analogous

#72c87f

#72c8aa

#72bbc8

Triadic

#72c8aa

#aa72c8

#c8aa72

Split-complementary

#72c8aa

#c872bb

#c87f72

Tetradic

#72c8aa

#7290c8

#c87290

#c8aa72

Square

#72c8aa

#7f72c8

#c87290

#bbc872

Shades

Color #72c8aa mixed toward black.

#4cb993

#3b9777

#2c7159

#1d4b3b

#0f261e

Tints

Color #72c8aa mixed toward white.

#8ad1b8

#a1dac6

#b9e4d5

#d0ede3

#e8f6f1

Tones

Color #72c8aa mixed toward gray.

#79c1a8

#80baa6

#88b3a4

#8faba1

#96a49f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0b2 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#9a93b4 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#78b8b9 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72c8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72c8aa]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#72c8aa (#72c8aa) is rgb(114, 200, 170) in RGB.

No, #72c8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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