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#72BCBF closest to Castaway

#72BCBF 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 74.9% blue (rgb(114, 188, 191)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 38% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #72BCBF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.66:1.

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Variations of #72BCBF

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

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

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5ACC0
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B6BF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4B6BF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5ACC0
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99B2C0
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #50C1BD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #66BEBE
  • 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 #A3B3B4

#72BCBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#72BCBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.66:1 Very good#72BCBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72BCBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 188 191);
color: hsl(182 38% 60%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.074 199.0);

#72BCBF FAQ

What color is #72BCBF?

#72BCBF 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 #72BCBF?

#72BCBF is rgb(114, 188, 191) in RGB, hsl(182, 38%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72BCBF?

The complementary color of #72BCBF is #BF7572, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72BCBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #72BCBF: 9.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72BCBF a warm or cool color?

#72BCBF is a cool color.