#72A7A6 Color

#72A7A6 is rgb(114, 167, 166) in RGB and hsl(179, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A7A6

HEX#72A7A6

RGBrgb(114, 167, 166)

HSLhsl(179, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(179, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.056 194.4)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A7A6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A7A6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A7A6 Complementary#A77273 Analogous#72A78B Analogous#728DA7 Triadic#A672A7 Triadic#A7A672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A7A6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B2B2 #97BEBE #AACAC9 #C0D8D7 #D3E4E3 #E6EFEF

Shades

#5E9796 #4F7D7D #416867 #335251 #253C3B #162322

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