Palettes / Colors / #72BFCE

#72BFCE — Muted Teal

#72BFCE 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 #72BFCE 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.

#72BFCE 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 #CE8273; it also sits naturally between #73CEB0 and #7392CE. 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 81%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BFCE

.text { color: #72BFCE; }
.background { background-color: #72BFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 191, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 48%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 191, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 191, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE8273:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BFCE

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 #72BFCE 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 #72BFCE 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

← #72BFCD  ·  #72BFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BFCE?

#72BFCE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 191, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BFCE?

#72BFCE is RGB 114, 191, 206 — HSL 190°, 48%, 63% — CMYK 45%, 7%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #72BFCE?

Its complement is #CE8273; analogous partners are #73CEB0 and #7392CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BFCE for text?

Black text on #72BFCE has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.