Palettes / Colors / #72BBBA

#72BBBA — Muted Teal

#72BBBA is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #72BBBA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#72BBBA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB7273; it also sits naturally between #72BB95 and #7298BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #72BBBA

.text { color: #72BBBA; }
.background { background-color: #72BBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 35%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 187, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72BBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72BBBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB7273:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BBBA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #72BBBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #72BBBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BBBA?

#72BBBA is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BBBA?

#72BBBA is RGB 114, 187, 186 — HSL 179°, 35%, 59% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 1%, 27%.

What colors go with #72BBBA?

Its complement is #BB7273; analogous partners are #72BB95 and #7298BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BBBA for text?

Black text on #72BBBA has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.