#72CDCD — Light Cyan

#72CDCD is a light cyan in the Cyan family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light pale cyan, and it is also commonly known as Pale Cyan, Sky Aqua. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#72CDCD color swatch, light cyan#72CDCD
CSS Namemediumturquoise (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f1f7f7
100#e0eded
200#c5dfdf
300#9acbcb
400#65b1b1
500#379c9d
600#228a8a
700#087374
800#026061
900#005252
950#003031

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.85:1
Contrast on black
11.33:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 195.5); /* #f1f7f7 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 195.5); /* #e0eded */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.028 195.5); /* #c5dfdf */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.051 195.5); /* #9acbcb */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.076 195.5); /* #65b1b1 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.092 195.5); /* #379c9d */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.09 195.5); /* #228a8a */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.084 195.5); /* #087374 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.075 195.5); /* #026061 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.068 195.5); /* #005252 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.048 195.5); /* #003031 */
}

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