#72A796 Color

#72A796 is rgb(114, 167, 150) in RGB and hsl(161, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A796

HEX#72A796

RGBrgb(114, 167, 150)

HSLhsl(161, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(161, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.062 172.4)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 10%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A796 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 text7.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A796 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A796 Complementary#A77283 Analogous#72A77C Analogous#729DA7 Triadic#9672A7 Triadic#A79672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A796, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2A4 #97BEB2 #AACAC0 #C0D8D0 #D3E4DE #E6EFEC

Shades

#5E9785 #4F7D6F #41685B #335248 #253C35 #16231E

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