#72A197 Color

#72A197 is rgb(114, 161, 151) in RGB and hsl(167, 20%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A197

HEX#72A197

RGBrgb(114, 161, 151)

HSLhsl(167, 20%, 54%)

HSVhsv(167, 29%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.053 179.9)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A197 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A197 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A197 Complementary#A1727C Analogous#72A180 Analogous#7294A1 Triadic#9772A1 Triadic#A19772

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A197, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85ADA5 #9ABCB4 #ACC8C2 #BFD4D0 #D1E0DD #E7EFED

Shades

#609085 #527A72 #43655E #334D47 #253733 #16221F

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