#72B1CB Color

#72B1CB is rgb(114, 177, 203) in RGB and hsl(198, 46%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B1CB

HEX#72B1CB

RGBrgb(114, 177, 203)

HSLhsl(198, 46%, 62%)

HSVhsv(198, 44%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.075 226.1)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 13%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B1CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B1CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B1CB Complementary#CB8C72 Analogous#72CBB9 Analogous#7283CB Triadic#CB72B0 Triadic#B0CB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B1CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84BAD2 #97C5D8 #A9CFDF #C0DCE8 #D2E6EE #E5F0F5

Shades

#549FC0 #3E88A8 #33708A #28586C #1D3F4E #11242D

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