#72AABB Color

#72AABB is rgb(114, 170, 187) in RGB and hsl(194, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AABB

HEX#72AABB

RGBrgb(114, 170, 187)

HSLhsl(194, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(194, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.063 218.9)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 9%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#72AABB Complementary#BB8372 Analogous#72BBA8 Analogous#7285BB Triadic#BB72AA Triadic#AABB72

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#87B6C5 #98C1CD #ACCDD7 #BED8E0 #D2E4E9 #E3EEF2

Shades

#5699AE #478294 #3A6A78 #2E5560 #213D45 #142429

Use #72AABB in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex