Close to Lagoon
#72BBBE
#72BBBE is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 73.3% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #72BBBE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.20:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.57:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.20:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.57:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #72BBBE as they’d see it.
#72BBBE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #72BBBE
What color is #72BBBE?
#72BBBE is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Lagoon. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 73.3% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 182°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #72BBBE in RGB?
#72BBBE is rgb(114, 187, 190): 114 red, 187 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #72BBBE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(40, 2, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #72BBBE?
PANTONE 310 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #72BBBE?
Its complement #DBA19D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.