#72A79C Color

#72A79C is rgb(114, 167, 156) in RGB and hsl(168, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A79C

HEX#72A79C

RGBrgb(114, 167, 156)

HSLhsl(168, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(168, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.058 180.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A79C 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 #72A79C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A79C Complementary#A7727C Analogous#72A782 Analogous#7297A7 Triadic#9C72A7 Triadic#A79C72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A79C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2A9 #97BEB6 #AACAC4 #C0D8D3 #D3E4E0 #E6EFED

Shades

#5E978B #4F7D74 #416860 #33524B #253C37 #162320

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