#72A79F Color

#72A79F is rgb(114, 167, 159) in RGB and hsl(171, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A79F

HEX#72A79F

RGBrgb(114, 167, 159)

HSLhsl(171, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(171, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.057 184.2)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A79F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A79F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A79F Complementary#A7727A Analogous#72A784 Analogous#7294A7 Triadic#9F72A7 Triadic#A79F72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A79F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2AC #97BEB8 #AACAC5 #C0D8D4 #D3E4E1 #E6EFEE

Shades

#5E978E #4F7D76 #416862 #33524D #253C38 #162321

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