#72ACC5 Color

#72ACC5 is rgb(114, 172, 197) in RGB and hsl(198, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72ACC5

HEX#72ACC5

RGBrgb(114, 172, 197)

HSLhsl(198, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(198, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.07 227)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 13%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72ACC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72ACC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72ACC5 Complementary#C58B72 Analogous#72C5B5 Analogous#7282C5 Triadic#C572AC Triadic#ACC572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72ACC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B7CD #9AC4D6 #ACCEDD #BED9E4 #D0E3EC #E6F0F5

Shades

#559BB9 #4386A3 #376E86 #295365 #1E3C48 #12242B

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