#72B197 Color

#72B197 is rgb(114, 177, 151) in RGB and hsl(155, 29%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B197

HEX#72B197

RGBrgb(114, 177, 151)

HSLhsl(155, 29%, 57%)

HSVhsv(155, 36%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.076 166.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B197 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B197 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B197 Complementary#B1728C Analogous#72B177 Analogous#72ACB1 Triadic#9772B1 Triadic#B19772

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B197, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85BCA5 #99C7B4 #ADD2C2 #BDDBCE #D1E6DD #E5F1EC

Shades

#59A183 #4C8A70 #3E705B #315948 #223F33 #162720

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