#72BDC5 Color

#72BDC5 is rgb(114, 189, 197) in RGB and hsl(186, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72BDC5

HEX#72BDC5

RGBrgb(114, 189, 197)

HSLhsl(186, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(186, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.075 204.4)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 4%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72BDC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72BDC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72BDC5 Complementary#C57A72 Analogous#72C5A4 Analogous#7293C5 Triadic#C572BD Triadic#BDC572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72BDC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84C5CD #9AD0D6 #ACD8DD #BEE1E4 #D0E9EC #E6F3F5

Shades

#55AFB9 #4399A3 #377E86 #295F65 #1E4448 #12292B

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