#72B1AC Color

#72B1AC is rgb(114, 177, 172) in RGB and hsl(175, 29%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B1AC

HEX#72B1AC

RGBrgb(114, 177, 172)

HSLhsl(175, 29%, 57%)

HSVhsv(175, 36%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.065 189.4)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 3%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B1AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B1AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B1AC Complementary#B17277 Analogous#72B18C Analogous#7297B1 Triadic#AC72B1 Triadic#B1AC72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B1AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85BCB7 #99C7C3 #ADD2CF #BDDBD8 #D1E6E4 #E5F1F0

Shades

#59A19B #4C8A85 #3E706C #315955 #223F3C #162726

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