Palettes / Colors / #72BFCF

#72BFCF — Muted Teal

#72BFCF 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 #72BFCF 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.

#72BFCF 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 #CF8272; it also sits naturally between #72CFB0 and #7291CF. 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 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72BFCF

.text { color: #72BFCF; }
.background { background-color: #72BFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72BFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 191, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 49%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72BFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 191, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72BFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 191, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF8272:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72BFCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72BFCF

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 #72BFCF 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 #72BFCF 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

← #72BFCE  ·  #72BFD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72BFCF?

#72BFCF is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 191, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72BFCF?

#72BFCF is RGB 114, 191, 207 — HSL 190°, 49%, 63% — CMYK 45%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #72BFCF?

Its complement is #CF8272; analogous partners are #72CFB0 and #7291CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72BFCF for text?

Black text on #72BFCF has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.