#72B1A0 Color

#72B1A0 is rgb(114, 177, 160) in RGB and hsl(164, 29%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B1A0

HEX#72B1A0

RGBrgb(114, 177, 160)

HSLhsl(164, 29%, 57%)

HSVhsv(164, 36%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.07 175.3)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 10%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B1A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B1A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B1A0 Complementary#B17283 Analogous#72B180 Analogous#72A2B1 Triadic#A072B1 Triadic#B1A072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B1A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85BCAD #99C7BB #ADD2C8 #BDDBD3 #D1E6E0 #E5F1ED

Shades

#59A18E #4C8A7A #3E7062 #31594E #223F37 #162723

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