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#72EBFF closest to Shallow Water

#72EBFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 92.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(114, 235, 255)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #72EBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.04:1.

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Variations of #72EBFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3D3FF
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9E3FF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4E4FF
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3D3FF
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1DCFF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00F4F1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #54EFF9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7DFE4

#72EBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#72EBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.04:1 Super#72EBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72EBFF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #72EBFF; }
.background { background-color: #72EBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72EBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 235 255);
color: hsl(189 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.112 209.7);

#72EBFF FAQ

What color is #72EBFF?

#72EBFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shallow Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72EBFF?

#72EBFF is rgb(114, 235, 255) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72EBFF?

The complementary color of #72EBFF is #FF8672, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72EBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #72EBFF: 15.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72EBFF a warm or cool color?

#72EBFF is a cool color.