Palettes / Colors / #72BFCD

#72BFCD — Muted Teal

#72BFCD is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #72BFCD 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.

#72BFCD 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 #CE8173; it also sits naturally between #73CEAE and #7393CE. 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 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BFCD

.text { color: #72BFCD; }
.background { background-color: #72BFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 191, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 48%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 191, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 191, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE8173:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BFCD

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 #72BFCD 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 #72BFCD 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

← #72BFCC  ·  #72BFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BFCD?

#72BFCD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 191, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BFCD?

#72BFCD is RGB 114, 191, 205 — HSL 189°, 48%, 63% — CMYK 44%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #72BFCD?

Its complement is #CE8173; analogous partners are #73CEAE and #7393CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BFCD for text?

Black text on #72BFCD has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.