#72ACA5 Color

#72ACA5 is rgb(114, 172, 165) in RGB and hsl(173, 26%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72ACA5

HEX#72ACA5

RGBrgb(114, 172, 165)

HSLhsl(173, 26%, 56%)

HSVhsv(173, 34%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.061 186.4)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72ACA5 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 text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72ACA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72ACA5 Complementary#AC7278 Analogous#72AC88 Analogous#7296AC Triadic#A572AC Triadic#ACA572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72ACA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B7B1 #98C3BE #ABCECA #BFD9D6 #D2E5E2 #E5F0EF

Shades

#5C9D96 #4D847D #406D68 #315450 #243D3A #152322

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