#72A6BB Color

#72A6BB is rgb(114, 166, 187) in RGB and hsl(197, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A6BB

HEX#72A6BB

RGBrgb(114, 166, 187)

HSLhsl(197, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(197, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.063 225.2)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A6BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A6BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A6BB Complementary#BB8772 Analogous#72BBAB Analogous#7282BB Triadic#BB72A6 Triadic#A6BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A6BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B3C5 #98BECD #ACCBD7 #BED6E0 #D2E3E9 #E3EEF2

Shades

#5695AE #477E94 #3A6778 #2E5260 #213B45 #142329

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