#72B9C0 Color

#72B9C0 is rgb(114, 185, 192) in RGB and hsl(185, 38%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72B9C0

HEX#72B9C0

RGBrgb(114, 185, 192)

HSLhsl(185, 38%, 60%)

HSVhsv(185, 41%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.072 203.8)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 4%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72B9C0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72B9C0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72B9C0 Complementary#C07972 Analogous#72C09F Analogous#7293C0 Triadic#C072B9 Triadic#B9C072

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72B9C0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84C2C8 #99CCD1 #ABD5D9 #C0E0E3 #D1E8EA #E6F3F4

Shades

#56ABB3 #46949B #39797F #2C5E63 #204346 #13282A

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