What color is #72D9D4?

#72D9D4 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72D9D4?

The RGB value is 114, 217, 212: 114 red, 217 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72D9D4?

The complementary color is #D97277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72D9D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72D9D4 color

#72D9D4 rgb(114, 217, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72D9D4 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 85.1% green and 83.1% blue (114, 217, 212).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 58% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#72D9D4 color codes

HEX	`#72D9D4`
RGB	`rgb(114, 217, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 85.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 58%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 47%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, -31.16, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 31.9, 192.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.631, 57.953, 71.161)`
Decimal	`7526868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72D9D4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #72D9D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72D9D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #72D9D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72d9d4; }
.text { color: #72d9d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72d9d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 217 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72d9d4, #72abd9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72D9D4?: #72D9D4 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72D9D4?: The RGB value is 114, 217, 212: 114 red, 217 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72D9D4?: The complementary color is #D97277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72D9D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.