#72AEC5 Color

#72AEC5 is rgb(114, 174, 197) in RGB and hsl(197, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72AEC5

HEX#72AEC5

RGBrgb(114, 174, 197)

HSLhsl(197, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(197, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.07 224.2)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 12%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72AEC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72AEC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72AEC5 Complementary#C58972 Analogous#72C5B3 Analogous#7284C5 Triadic#C572AE Triadic#AEC572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72AEC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84B8CD #9AC5D6 #ACCFDD #BED9E4 #D0E4EC #E6F0F5

Shades

#559DB9 #4388A3 #377086 #295465 #1E3C48 #12242B

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