#72C0BD Color

#72C0BD is rgb(114, 192, 189) in RGB, hsl(178, 38%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72C0BD

HEX#72C0BD

RGBrgb(114, 192, 189)

HSLhsl(178, 38%, 60%)

HSVhsv(178, 41%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.077 192.5)

LABlab(72.64% -25.67 -6.47)

LCHlch(72.64% 26.48 194.15)

What #72C0BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #72C0BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.03 Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 10.04 Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.22 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.05 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 12.76 Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 13.04

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#72C0BD Channel Values

How #72C0BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 114 · G 192 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 178° · S 38% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 178° · S 41% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72C0BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #72C0BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72C0BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #72C0BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #72C0BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#72C0BD

Protanopia#B6B6BD

Protanomaly#9FBABD

Deuteranopia#ABABBF

Deuteranomaly#98B4BE

Tritanopia#73C0C0

Tritanomaly#72C0BF

Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #72C0BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-72c0bd: #72C0BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72C0BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72c0bd': '#72C0BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.753, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_72c0bd">#72C0BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#72C0BD"

More Teal Colors

#72C0BD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#72C0BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72C0BD?

#72C0BD is a light teal — rgb(114, 192, 189) in RGB and hsl(178, 38%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.03.

What is the RGB value of #72C0BD?

#72C0BD is rgb(114, 192, 189) — red 114, green 192, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72C0BD?

#72C0BD converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72C0BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72C0BD scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72C0BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72C0BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.76, which is visibly different.

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