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#72E3CB Color

#72E3CB is rgb(114, 227, 203) in RGB, hsl(167, 67%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 11%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72E3CB
HEX#72E3CB
RGBrgb(114, 227, 203)
HSLhsl(167, 67%, 67%)
HSVhsv(167, 50%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.11 177.8)
LABlab(83.14% -38.17 1.31)
LCHlch(83.14% 38.20 178.03)

What #72E3CB 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 #72E3CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.14Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.44Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.02Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.91Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.13Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#72E3CB Channel Values

How #72E3CB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 227 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 67% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 50% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72E3CB 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72E3CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72E3CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72E3CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72E3CB
Complementary
#E3728B
Analogous
#72E392
Analogous
#72C3E3
Triadic
#CB72E3
Triadic
#E3CB72
Split comp.
#E372C3
Split comp.
#E39272

Tints & Shades of #72E3CB

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.

Tints

#84E7D1
#99EBD9
#AAEEDF
#BFF2E7
#D0F6EE
#E5FAF6

Shades

#4CDCBD
#29D1AC
#22AA8D
#1A846D
#135E4D
#0B372E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72E3CB.

How #72E3CB 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#72E3CB
Protanopia#D5D5CB
Protanomaly#B6DBCB
Deuteranopia#C7C7CE
Deuteranomaly#ABD3CD
Tritanopia#79E0E0
Tritanomaly#76E1D8
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72E3CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72e3cb: #72E3CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72E3CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72e3cb': '#72E3CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.890, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_72e3cb">#72E3CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#72E3CB"

More Green Colors

#72E3CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#72E3CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72E3CB?

#72E3CB is a light green — rgb(114, 227, 203) in RGB and hsl(167, 67%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #72E3CB?

#72E3CB is rgb(114, 227, 203) — red 114, green 227, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72E3CB?

#72E3CB converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 11%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #72E3CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72E3CB scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72E3CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72E3CB 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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