Information about #72DFDD color

#72DFDD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#72DFDD falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(114, 223, 221) — 44.7% red, 87.5% green, 86.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 43 / 0 / 1 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored aqua cyan, #72DFDD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aquamarine Blue (#71D9E2). Slightly further away sit Pastel Ocean (#6ECDDB) and Middle Blue (#7ED4E6).

The recipe behind #72DFDD is rgb(114, 223, 221), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #72DFDD: 13.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#72DFDD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#72DFDD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#72DFDD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#72DFDD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#70CFCE

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Grey

#808080

#72DFDD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#71DEB1

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#72DFDD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#DF7273
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#DFA672
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#DF72AA
#DF72AA

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#DD72DF
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#DFDD72
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#7273DF
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#DFDD72
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#A672DF
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#DF7273
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#AADF72
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Nearest named colors to #72DFDD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aquamarine Blue color link
Aquamarine Blue

#71D9E2

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Medium Sky Blue color link
Medium Sky Blue

#80DAEB

Palm Beach Sky color link
Palm Beach Sky

#7AE2F0

Tiffany Blue color link
Tiffany Blue

#81D8D0

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Doc.com Green color link
Doc.com Green

#70EACA

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Vibrant Soft Blue color link
Vibrant Soft Blue

#88D6DC

Minty Blue color link
Minty Blue

#77F3EB

Light Opal color link
Light Opal

#8BE7DC

#72DFDD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#72DFDD
  • RGB114, 223, 221
  • CMYK43, 0, 1, 13
  • CSSrgb(114, 223, 221)
  • HSL179°, 63%, 66%
  • HSL Precise178.899°, 63.006%, 66.078%
  • HSV179°, 49%, 87%
  • HSB179°, 49%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.875, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.875, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.875, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID72DFDD
  • DECIMAL ID7528413
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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