#72A8BB Color

#72A8BB is rgb(114, 168, 187) in RGB and hsl(196, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72A8BB

HEX#72A8BB

RGBrgb(114, 168, 187)

HSLhsl(196, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(196, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.063 222)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 10%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72A8BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72A8BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72A8BB Complementary#BB8572 Analogous#72BBAA Analogous#7283BB Triadic#BB72A8 Triadic#A8BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72A8BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B4C5 #98BFCD #ACCCD7 #BED6E0 #D2E3E9 #E3EEF2

Shades

#5696AE #478094 #3A6878 #2E5360 #213B45 #142429

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