#72ACA0 Color

#72ACA0 is rgb(114, 172, 160) in RGB and hsl(168, 26%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72ACA0

HEX#72ACA0

RGBrgb(114, 172, 160)

HSLhsl(168, 26%, 56%)

HSVhsv(168, 34%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.063 179.9)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72ACA0 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 text8.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72ACA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72ACA0 Complementary#AC727D Analogous#72AC83 Analogous#729AAC Triadic#A072AC Triadic#ACA072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72ACA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B7AD #98C3BA #ABCEC7 #BFD9D4 #D2E5E1 #E5F0EE

Shades

#5C9D90 #4D8479 #406D64 #31544D #243D38 #152320

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