#72B0BB Color

#72B0BB is rgb(114, 176, 187) in RGB and hsl(189, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B0BB

HEX#72B0BB

RGBrgb(114, 176, 187)

HSLhsl(189, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(189, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.066 209.9)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B0BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B0BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B0BB Complementary#BB7D72 Analogous#72BBA1 Analogous#728BBB Triadic#BB72B0 Triadic#B0BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B0BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BCC5 #98C5CD #ACD1D7 #BEDAE0 #D2E6E9 #E3F0F2

Shades

#56A1AE #478994 #3A6F78 #2E5960 #213F45 #142629

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