Palettes / Colors / #72EED2

#72EED2 — Light Vivid Teal

#72EED2 is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#72EED2 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 #EE728F; it also sits naturally between #72EE93 and #72CDEE. 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 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #72EED2

.text { color: #72EED2; }
.background { background-color: #72EED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72EED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 238, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72EED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 238, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72EED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 238, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72EED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72EED2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #72EED2

Tints of #72EED2

Tones of #72EED2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE728F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72EED2: #000000.

How #72EED2 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 #72EED2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #72EED1  ·  #72EED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72EED2?

#72EED2 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 238, 210). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72EED2?

#72EED2 is RGB 114, 238, 210 — HSL 166°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #72EED2?

Its complement is #EE728F; analogous partners are #72EE93 and #72CDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72EED2 for text?

Black text on #72EED2 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.