#72A1A0 Color

#72A1A0 is rgb(114, 161, 160) in RGB and hsl(179, 20%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A1A0

HEX#72A1A0

RGBrgb(114, 161, 160)

HSLhsl(179, 20%, 54%)

HSVhsv(179, 29%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.05 194.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A1A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A1A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A1A0 Complementary#A17273 Analogous#72A189 Analogous#728AA1 Triadic#A072A1 Triadic#A1A072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A1A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85ADAD #9ABCBB #ACC8C7 #BFD4D4 #D1E0E0 #E7EFEF

Shades

#60908F #527A7A #436564 #334D4C #253737 #162221

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