#72A79B Color

#72A79B is rgb(114, 167, 155) in RGB and hsl(166, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A79B

HEX#72A79B

RGBrgb(114, 167, 155)

HSLhsl(166, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(166, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.059 178.7)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 7%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A79B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A79B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A79B Complementary#A7727E Analogous#72A780 Analogous#7299A7 Triadic#9A72A7 Triadic#A79A72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A79B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2A8 #97BEB5 #AACAC3 #C0D8D2 #D3E4E0 #E6EFED

Shades

#5E9789 #4F7D73 #41685E #33524A #253C36 #16231F

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