#72A198 Color

#72A198 is rgb(114, 161, 152) in RGB and hsl(169, 20%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A198

HEX#72A198

RGBrgb(114, 161, 152)

HSLhsl(169, 20%, 54%)

HSVhsv(169, 29%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.052 181.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A198 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 text7.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A198 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A198 Complementary#A1727B Analogous#72A181 Analogous#7292A1 Triadic#9972A1 Triadic#A19972

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A198, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85ADA6 #9ABCB6 #ACC8C3 #BFD4D0 #D1E0DE #E7EFED

Shades

#609087 #527A73 #43655F #334D48 #253734 #162220

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