#72B0CA Color

#72B0CA is rgb(114, 176, 202) in RGB and hsl(198, 45%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B0CA

HEX#72B0CA

RGBrgb(114, 176, 202)

HSLhsl(198, 45%, 62%)

HSVhsv(198, 44%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.074 226.4)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 13%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B0CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B0CA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B0CA Complementary#CA8D72 Analogous#72CAB8 Analogous#7284CA Triadic#CA72B0 Triadic#B0CA72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B0CA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85BAD1 #97C4D8 #AACFDF #C0DBE7 #D3E6EE #E5F0F5

Shades

#559FBE #3F87A6 #346F89 #29576B #1D3F4E #11242C

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