#72B4BB Color

#72B4BB is rgb(114, 180, 187) in RGB and hsl(186, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B4BB

HEX#72B4BB

RGBrgb(114, 180, 187)

HSLhsl(186, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(186, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.068 204.3)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B4BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B4BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B4BB Complementary#BB7972 Analogous#72BB9E Analogous#728FBB Triadic#BB72B4 Triadic#B4BB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B4BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BFC5 #98C8CD #ACD3D7 #BEDCE0 #D2E7E9 #E3F0F2

Shades

#56A5AE #478C94 #3A7278 #2E5B60 #214145 #142729

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