#72A799 Color

#72A799 is rgb(114, 167, 153) in RGB and hsl(164, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A799

HEX#72A799

RGBrgb(114, 167, 153)

HSLhsl(164, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(164, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.06 176.1)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 8%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A799 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 text7.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A799 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A799 Complementary#A77280 Analogous#72A77E Analogous#729AA7 Triadic#9972A7 Triadic#A79972

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A799, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2A6 #97BEB4 #AACAC2 #C0D8D1 #D3E4DF #E6EFED

Shades

#5E9788 #4F7D71 #41685D #335249 #253C36 #16231F

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