#72A5AC Color

#72A5AC is rgb(114, 165, 172) in RGB and hsl(187, 26%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A5AC

HEX#72A5AC

RGBrgb(114, 165, 172)

HSLhsl(187, 26%, 56%)

HSVhsv(187, 34%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.055 206.7)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 4%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A5AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A5AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A5AC Complementary#AC7872 Analogous#72AC96 Analogous#7288AC Triadic#AC72A5 Triadic#A5AC72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A5AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B1B7 #98BEC3 #ABCACE #BFD6D9 #D2E2E5 #E5EFF0

Shades

#5C969D #4D7D84 #40686D #315054 #243A3D #152223

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