Palettes / Colors / #72DDDA

#72DDDA — Light Teal

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

#72DDDA 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 #DD7377; it also sits naturally between #73DDA5 and #73ACDD. 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 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72DDDA

.text { color: #72DDDA; }
.background { background-color: #72DDDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72DDDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 221, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 61%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72DDDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 221, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72DDDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 221, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #72DDDA

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Tones of #72DDDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD7377:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72DDDA: #000000.

How #72DDDA 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 #72DDDA 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 #72DDDA?

#72DDDA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 221, 218). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72DDDA?

#72DDDA is RGB 114, 221, 218 — HSL 178°, 61%, 66% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #72DDDA?

Its complement is #DD7377; analogous partners are #73DDA5 and #73ACDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72DDDA for text?

Black text on #72DDDA has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.