#72BAC5 Color

#72BAC5 is rgb(114, 186, 197) in RGB and hsl(188, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72BAC5

HEX#72BAC5

RGBrgb(114, 186, 197)

HSLhsl(188, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(188, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.074 208.1)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 6%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72BAC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72BAC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72BAC5 Complementary#C57D72 Analogous#72C5A7 Analogous#7290C5 Triadic#C572BA Triadic#BAC572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72BAC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84C3CD #9ACED6 #ACD6DD #BEDFE4 #D0E8EC #E6F3F5

Shades

#55ACB9 #4396A3 #377B86 #295D65 #1E4348 #12282B

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