#72A797 Color

#72A797 is rgb(114, 167, 151) in RGB and hsl(162, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A797

HEX#72A797

RGBrgb(114, 167, 151)

HSLhsl(162, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(162, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.061 173.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A797 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 #72A797 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A797 Complementary#A77282 Analogous#72A77C Analogous#729CA7 Triadic#9772A7 Triadic#A79772

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A797, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2A5 #97BEB3 #AACAC0 #C0D8D1 #D3E4DF #E6EFEC

Shades

#5E9786 #4F7D6F #41685C #335248 #253C35 #16231F

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