#72BEC5 Color

#72BEC5 is rgb(114, 190, 197) in RGB and hsl(185, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72BEC5

HEX#72BEC5

RGBrgb(114, 190, 197)

HSLhsl(185, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(185, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.076 203.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72BEC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72BEC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72BEC5 Complementary#C57972 Analogous#72C5A3 Analogous#7295C5 Triadic#C572BE Triadic#BEC572

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72BEC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84C7CD #9AD1D6 #ACD9DD #BEE1E4 #D0E9EC #E6F3F5

Shades

#55B1B9 #439BA3 #377F86 #296065 #1E4548 #12292B

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