What color is #72DFFE?

#72DFFE is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72DFFE?

The RGB value is 114, 223, 254: 114 red, 223 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72DFFE?

The complementary color is #FE9172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72DFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72DFFE color

#72DFFE rgb(114, 223, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72DFFE is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 87.5% green and 99.6% blue (114, 223, 254).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 99% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Splashing Wave (#44DDFF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#72DFFE color codes

HEX	`#72DFFE`
RGB	`rgb(114, 223, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 87.5%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 99%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 12%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.71, -22.91, -24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.71, 33.63, 227.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.209, 63.504, 103.305)`
Decimal	`7528446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72DFFE, 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 #72DFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72DFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #72DFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72dffe; }
.text { color: #72dffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72dffe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 223 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72dffe, #7299fe); }

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Questions

What color is #72DFFE?: #72DFFE is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72DFFE?: The RGB value is 114, 223, 254: 114 red, 223 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72DFFE?: The complementary color is #FE9172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72DFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.