#72B4CB Color

#72B4CB is rgb(114, 180, 203) in RGB and hsl(196, 46%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B4CB

HEX#72B4CB

RGBrgb(114, 180, 203)

HSLhsl(196, 46%, 62%)

HSVhsv(196, 44%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.075 222.2)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 11%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B4CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B4CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B4CB Complementary#CB8972 Analogous#72CBB6 Analogous#7286CB Triadic#CB72B3 Triadic#B3CB72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B4CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84BDD2 #97C7D8 #A9D1DF #C0DDE8 #D2E7EE #E5F1F5

Shades

#54A3C0 #3E8BA8 #33738A #285A6C #1D414E #11252D

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