#72A2B6 Color

#72A2B6 is rgb(114, 162, 182) in RGB and hsl(198, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A2B6

HEX#72A2B6

RGBrgb(114, 162, 182)

HSLhsl(198, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(198, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.059 225.8)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A2B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A2B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A2B6 Complementary#B68672 Analogous#72B6A8 Analogous#727FB6 Triadic#B672A2 Triadic#A2B672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A2B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86AFC1 #97BAC9 #ABC7D4 #BFD5DE #D3E2E8 #E4EDF1

Shades

#5790A8 #4B7C91 #3D6576 #2F4E5B #213740 #152328

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