#72AAB6 Color

#72AAB6 is rgb(114, 170, 182) in RGB and hsl(191, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AAB6

HEX#72AAB6

RGBrgb(114, 170, 182)

HSLhsl(191, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(191, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.061 212.6)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 7%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72AAB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72AAB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72AAB6 Complementary#B67E72 Analogous#72B6A0 Analogous#7287B6 Triadic#B672AA Triadic#AAB672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72AAB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86B6C1 #97C0C9 #ABCCD4 #BFD8DE #D3E5E8 #E4EFF1

Shades

#5799A8 #4B8491 #3D6B76 #2F535B #213A40 #152528

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