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#72FFCD closest to A State of Mint

#72FFCD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is A State of Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 100.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(114, 255, 205)). Its HSL value is 159° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black. #72FFCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.90:1.

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Variations of #72FFCD

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

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

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E5E0D0
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAEFCA
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFF2CC
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5E0D0
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCEBCF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2CFFF1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5BFFDE
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1EDE0

#72FFCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#72FFCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.90:1 Super#72FFCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#72FFCD in CSS

/* A State of Mint */
.color { color: #72FFCD; }
.background { background-color: #72FFCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #72FFCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(114 255 205);
color: hsl(159 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.909 0.143 167.1);

#72FFCD FAQ

What color is #72FFCD?

#72FFCD is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is A State of Mint. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #72FFCD?

#72FFCD is rgb(114, 255, 205) in RGB, hsl(159, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 0%, 20%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #72FFCD?

The complementary color of #72FFCD is #FF72A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #72FFCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #72FFCD: 16.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #72FFCD a warm or cool color?

#72FFCD is a cool color.