#72A7A0 Color

#72A7A0 is rgb(114, 167, 160) in RGB and hsl(172, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A7A0

HEX#72A7A0

RGBrgb(114, 167, 160)

HSLhsl(172, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(172, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.057 185.6)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A7A0 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 text7.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A7A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A7A0 Complementary#A77279 Analogous#72A785 Analogous#7293A7 Triadic#A072A7 Triadic#A7A072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A7A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2AC #97BEB9 #AACAC6 #C0D8D5 #D3E4E1 #E6EFEE

Shades

#5E978F #4F7D77 #416862 #33524D #253C39 #162321

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