#72AC9D Color

#72AC9D is rgb(114, 172, 157) in RGB and hsl(164, 26%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AC9D

HEX#72AC9D

RGBrgb(114, 172, 157)

HSLhsl(164, 26%, 56%)

HSVhsv(164, 34%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.065 176.3)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72AC9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72AC9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72AC9D Complementary#AC7281 Analogous#72AC7F Analogous#729EAC Triadic#9C72AC Triadic#AC9C72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72AC9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B7AA #98C3B7 #ABCEC5 #BFD9D2 #D2E5E0 #E5F0ED

Shades

#5C9D8C #4D8475 #406D61 #31544A #243D36 #15231F

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