#72959D Color

#72959D is rgb(114, 149, 157) in RGB and hsl(191, 18%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72959D

HEX#72959D

RGBrgb(114, 149, 157)

HSLhsl(191, 18%, 53%)

HSVhsv(191, 27%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.041 213.3)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 5%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72959D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72959D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72959D Complementary#9D7972 Analogous#729D8F Analogous#727F9D Triadic#9D7295 Triadic#959D72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72959D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84A2A9 #99B2B8 #ABC0C4 #C0D0D3 #D2DDE0 #E7EDEE

Shades

#60838A #526F75 #435B60 #34474B #263336 #171F21

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