#72ACA6 Color

#72ACA6 is rgb(114, 172, 166) in RGB and hsl(174, 26%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72ACA6

HEX#72ACA6

RGBrgb(114, 172, 166)

HSLhsl(174, 26%, 56%)

HSVhsv(174, 34%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.061 187.7)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72ACA6 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 text8.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72ACA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72ACA6 Complementary#AC7277 Analogous#72AC89 Analogous#7295AC Triadic#A672AC Triadic#ACA672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72ACA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85B7B2 #98C3BE #ABCECA #BFD9D7 #D2E5E3 #E5F0EF

Shades

#5C9D97 #4D847E #406D69 #315450 #243D3B #152322

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