#72A19D Color

#72A19D is rgb(114, 161, 157) in RGB and hsl(175, 20%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A19D

HEX#72A19D

RGBrgb(114, 161, 157)

HSLhsl(175, 20%, 54%)

HSVhsv(175, 29%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.051 189.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A19D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A19D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A19D Complementary#A17276 Analogous#72A186 Analogous#728EA1 Triadic#9D72A1 Triadic#A19D72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A19D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85ADAA #9ABCB9 #ACC8C6 #BFD4D2 #D1E0DF #E7EFEE

Shades

#60908C #527A77 #436562 #334D4A #253736 #162221

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