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#72FCFF closest to Glitter Shower

#72FCFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Glitter Shower. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 98.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(114, 252, 255)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #72FCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.08:1.

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Variations of #72FCFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6E1FF
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDF2FF
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4F3FF
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6E1FF
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0EBFF
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00FFFC
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #51FFFE
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2EDEE

#72FCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#72FCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.08:1 Super#72FCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72FCFF in CSS

/* Glitter Shower */
.color { color: #72FCFF; }
.background { background-color: #72FCFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72FCFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 252 255);
color: hsl(181 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.120 197.2);

#72FCFF FAQ

What color is #72FCFF?

#72FCFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Glitter Shower. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72FCFF?

#72FCFF is rgb(114, 252, 255) in RGB, hsl(181, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 1%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72FCFF?

The complementary color of #72FCFF is #FF7572, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72FCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #72FCFF: 17.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72FCFF a warm or cool color?

#72FCFF is a cool color.