Palettes / Colors / #72FEFE

#72FEFE — Light Vivid Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #72FEFE 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.

#72FEFE 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 #FE7171; it also sits naturally between #71FEB8 and #71B8FE. 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 100% · Blue 100%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #72FEFE

.text { color: #72FEFE; }
.background { background-color: #72FEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #72FEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 254, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 99%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #72FEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 254, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #72FEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 254, 254, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE7171:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #72FEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #72FEFE

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 #72FEFE 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 #72FEFE 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

← #72FEFD  ·  #72FEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #72FEFE?

#72FEFE is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 114, 254, 254). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #72FEFE?

#72FEFE is RGB 114, 254, 254 — HSL 180°, 99%, 72% — CMYK 55%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #72FEFE?

Its complement is #FE7171; analogous partners are #71FEB8 and #71B8FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #72FEFE for text?

Black text on #72FEFE has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.