#72AEB6 Color

#72AEB6 is rgb(114, 174, 182) in RGB and hsl(187, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AEB6

HEX#72AEB6

RGBrgb(114, 174, 182)

HSLhsl(187, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(187, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.063 206.5)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 4%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72AEB6 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 text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72AEB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72AEB6 Complementary#B67A72 Analogous#72B69C Analogous#728CB6 Triadic#B672AE Triadic#AEB672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72AEB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#86BAC1 #97C3C9 #ABCFD4 #BFDADE #D3E6E8 #E4F0F1

Shades

#579FA8 #4B8991 #3D6F76 #2F565B #213C40 #152628

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