#72B2CA Color

#72B2CA is rgb(114, 178, 202) in RGB and hsl(196, 45%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B2CA

HEX#72B2CA

RGBrgb(114, 178, 202)

HSLhsl(196, 45%, 62%)

HSVhsv(196, 44%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.074 223.8)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 12%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B2CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B2CA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B2CA Complementary#CA8A72 Analogous#72CAB5 Analogous#7287CA Triadic#CA72B2 Triadic#B2CA72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B2CA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#85BDD1 #97C7D8 #AAD1DF #C0DDE7 #D3E7EE #E5F1F5

Shades

#55A2BE #3F8BA6 #347289 #29596B #1D414E #11252C

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