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#72E4CB Color

#72E4CB is rgb(114, 228, 203) in RGB, hsl(167, 68%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 11%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#72E4CB
HEX#72E4CB
RGBrgb(114, 228, 203)
HSLhsl(167, 68%, 67%)
HSVhsv(167, 50%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 11%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.111 177.2)
LABlab(83.43% -38.58 1.73)
LCHlch(83.43% 38.62 177.44)

What #72E4CB 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 #72E4CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.49Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.51Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.01Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.83Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.33Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.45

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

#72E4CB Channel Values

How #72E4CB 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 228 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 68% · 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
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #72E4CB 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #72E4CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #72E4CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #72E4CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#72E4CB
Complementary
#E4728A
Analogous
#72E492
Analogous
#72C4E4
Triadic
#CB72E4
Triadic
#E4CB72
Split comp.
#E472C4
Split comp.
#E49272

Tints & Shades of #72E4CB

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

#83E7D2
#98EBD9
#A9EFE0
#BFF3E7
#D0F6EE
#E5FAF6

Shades

#4BDDBD
#28D2AD
#21AB8D
#19856E
#125E4E
#0B382E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #72E4CB.

How #72E4CB 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#72E4CB
Protanopia#D6D6CB
Protanomaly#B6DCCB
Deuteranopia#C8C8CE
Deuteranomaly#ACD4CD
Tritanopia#79E1E1
Tritanomaly#76E2D9
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #72E4CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-72e4cb: #72E4CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #72E4CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-72e4cb': '#72E4CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.894, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_72e4cb">#72E4CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#72E4CB"

More Green Colors

#72E4CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#72E4CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #72E4CB?

#72E4CB is a light green — rgb(114, 228, 203) in RGB and hsl(167, 68%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.49.

What is the RGB value of #72E4CB?

#72E4CB is rgb(114, 228, 203) — red 114, green 228, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #72E4CB?

#72E4CB 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 #72E4CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #72E4CB scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #72E4CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #72E4CB 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 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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