#72A6B6 Color

#72A6B6 is rgb(114, 166, 182) in RGB and hsl(194, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A6B6

HEX#72A6B6

RGBrgb(114, 166, 182)

HSLhsl(194, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(194, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.06 219.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A6B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A6B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A6B6 Complementary#B68272 Analogous#72B6A4 Analogous#7284B6 Triadic#B672A6 Triadic#A6B672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A6B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86B3C1 #97BDC9 #ABCAD4 #BFD7DE #D3E4E8 #E4EEF1

Shades

#5795A8 #4B8091 #3D6876 #2F515B #213940 #152428

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