#72979D Color

#72979D is rgb(114, 151, 157) in RGB and hsl(188, 18%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72979D

HEX#72979D

RGBrgb(114, 151, 157)

HSLhsl(188, 18%, 53%)

HSVhsv(188, 27%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.042 208.5)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72979D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72979D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72979D Complementary#9D7772 Analogous#729D8D Analogous#72819D Triadic#9D7297 Triadic#979D72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72979D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84A4A9 #99B4B8 #ABC1C4 #C0D1D3 #D2DEE0 #E7EDEE

Shades

#60858A #527175 #435C60 #34484B #263436 #172021

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