Palettes / Colors / #72EEE1

#72EEE1 — Light Vivid Teal

#72EEE1 is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#72EEE1 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 #EE727F; it also sits naturally between #72EEA4 and #72BCEE. 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 88%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #72EEE1

.text { color: #72EEE1; }
.background { background-color: #72EEE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72EEE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 238, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72EEE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 238, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72EEE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 238, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#72EEE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#72EEE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #72EEE1

Tints of #72EEE1

Tones of #72EEE1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE727F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72EEE1: #000000.

How #72EEE1 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 #72EEE1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #72EEE1?

#72EEE1 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 238, 225). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72EEE1?

#72EEE1 is RGB 114, 238, 225 — HSL 174°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #72EEE1?

Its complement is #EE727F; analogous partners are #72EEA4 and #72BCEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72EEE1 for text?

Black text on #72EEE1 has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.