#72B1A8 Color

#72B1A8 is rgb(114, 177, 168) in RGB and hsl(171, 29%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B1A8

HEX#72B1A8

RGBrgb(114, 177, 168)

HSLhsl(171, 29%, 57%)

HSVhsv(171, 36%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.066 184.5)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B1A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B1A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B1A8 Complementary#B1727B Analogous#72B188 Analogous#729BB1 Triadic#A872B1 Triadic#B1A872

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B1A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85BCB4 #99C7C0 #ADD2CC #BDDBD6 #D1E6E3 #E5F1EF

Shades

#59A196 #4C8A81 #3E7068 #315953 #223F3A #162725

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