#72A5B6 Color

#72A5B6 is rgb(114, 165, 182) in RGB and hsl(195, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A5B6

HEX#72A5B6

RGBrgb(114, 165, 182)

HSLhsl(195, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(195, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.059 220.7)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A5B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A5B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A5B6 Complementary#B68372 Analogous#72B6A5 Analogous#7283B6 Triadic#B672A5 Triadic#A5B672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A5B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86B2C1 #97BDC9 #ABC9D4 #BFD6DE #D3E3E8 #E4EEF1

Shades

#5794A8 #4B7F91 #3D6876 #2F505B #213840 #152328

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