#72AAC0 Color

#72AAC0 is rgb(114, 170, 192) in RGB and hsl(197, 38%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AAC0

HEX#72AAC0

RGBrgb(114, 170, 192)

HSLhsl(197, 38%, 60%)

HSVhsv(197, 41%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.067 224.6)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 11%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72AAC0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72AAC0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72AAC0 Complementary#C08872 Analogous#72C0AF Analogous#7283C0 Triadic#C072AA Triadic#AAC072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72AAC0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B4C8 #99C1D1 #ABCCD9 #C0D9E3 #D1E3EA #E6F0F4

Shades

#5699B3 #46839B #396B7F #2C5363 #203B46 #13242A

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