#72A79D Color
#72A79D is rgb(114, 167, 157) in RGB and hsl(169, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.
#72A79D
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#72A79DRGB
rgb(114, 167, 157)HSL
hsl(169, 23%, 55%)HSV
hsv(169, 32%, 65%)OKLCH
oklch(68.8% 0.058 181.4)CMYK
cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 35%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A79D 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 text7.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓
Color Harmonies
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