Close to Electric Blue
#72FDFD
#72FDFD is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 99.2% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 97% saturation and 72% 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 #72FDFD.
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
1.22:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.18:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.22:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.18:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #72FDFD as they’d see it.
#72FDFD 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 #72FDFD
What color is #72FDFD?
#72FDFD is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 44.7% red, 99.2% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 97% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #72FDFD in RGB?
#72FDFD is rgb(114, 253, 253): 114 red, 253 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #72FDFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 0, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #72FDFD?
PANTONE 3242 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #72FDFD?
Its complement #FEE2E0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.