Palettes / Colors / #72CFDC

#72CFDC — Teal

#72CFDC is a teal color we call 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 #72CFDC 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.

#72CFDC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DB7D70; it also sits naturally between #70DBB2 and #7099DB. 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 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72CFDC

.text { color: #72CFDC; }
.background { background-color: #72CFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72CFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 207, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72CFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 207, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72CFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 207, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB7D70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72CFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72CFDC

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 #72CFDC 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 #72CFDC 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

← #72CFDB  ·  #72CFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72CFDC?

#72CFDC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 207, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72CFDC?

#72CFDC is RGB 114, 207, 220 — HSL 187°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 48%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #72CFDC?

Its complement is #DB7D70; analogous partners are #70DBB2 and #7099DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72CFDC for text?

Black text on #72CFDC has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.