#72A8AC Color

#72A8AC is rgb(114, 168, 172) in RGB and hsl(184, 26%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A8AC

HEX#72A8AC

RGBrgb(114, 168, 172)

HSLhsl(184, 26%, 56%)

HSVhsv(184, 34%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.057 201.8)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 2%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A8AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A8AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A8AC Complementary#AC7672 Analogous#72AC93 Analogous#728BAC Triadic#AC72A8 Triadic#A8AC72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A8AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B4B7 #98C0C3 #ABCCCE #BFD7D9 #D2E3E5 #E5EFF0

Shades

#5C999D #4D8084 #406A6D #315154 #243B3D #152223

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