#72B196 Color

#72B196 is rgb(114, 177, 150) in RGB and hsl(154, 29%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B196

HEX#72B196

RGBrgb(114, 177, 150)

HSLhsl(154, 29%, 57%)

HSVhsv(154, 36%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.077 165.5)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 15%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B196 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 text8.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B196 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B196 Complementary#B1728D Analogous#72B176 Analogous#72ADB1 Triadic#9672B1 Triadic#B19672

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B196, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85BCA4 #99C7B3 #ADD2C2 #BDDBCE #D1E6DD #E5F1EB

Shades

#59A182 #4C8A6F #3E705A #315948 #223F32 #162720

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