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#72BCBC closest to Castaway

#72BCBC is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Castaway. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(114, 188, 188)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 36% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #72BCBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.63:1.

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Variations of #72BCBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#72BCBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#72BCBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #72BCBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A6ABBD
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B5BC
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5B6BC
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A6ABBD
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99B1BD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #51C0BC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #66BEBC
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3B3B3

#72BCBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.18:1 Very poor#72BCBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.63:1 Very good#72BCBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72BCBC in CSS

/* Castaway */
.color { color: #72BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #72BCBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72BCBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 188 188);
color: hsl(180 36% 59%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.074 195.7);

#72BCBC FAQ

What color is #72BCBC?

#72BCBC is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Castaway. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72BCBC?

#72BCBC is rgb(114, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(180, 36%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72BCBC?

The complementary color of #72BCBC is #BC7272, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72BCBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #72BCBC: 9.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72BCBC a warm or cool color?

#72BCBC is a cool color.