#72B5C0 Color

#72B5C0 is rgb(114, 181, 192) in RGB and hsl(188, 38%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B5C0

HEX#72B5C0

RGBrgb(114, 181, 192)

HSLhsl(188, 38%, 60%)

HSVhsv(188, 41%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.07 208.9)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 6%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B5C0 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 text9.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B5C0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B5C0 Complementary#C07D72 Analogous#72C0A3 Analogous#728FC0 Triadic#C072B5 Triadic#B5C072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B5C0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84BFC8 #99CAD1 #ABD3D9 #C0DEE3 #D1E7EA #E6F2F4

Shades

#56A7B3 #468F9B #39757F #2C5B63 #204146 #13272A

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