#72C5BD Color

#72C5BD is rgb(114, 197, 189) in RGB and hsl(174, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumAquamarine. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72C5BD

HEX#72C5BD

RGBrgb(114, 197, 189)

HSLhsl(174, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(174, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.082 187.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72C5BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72C5BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72C5BD Complementary#C5727A Analogous#72C593 Analogous#72A4C5 Triadic#BD72C5 Triadic#C5BD72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72C5BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#84CDC5 #9AD6D0 #ACDDD8 #BEE4E1 #D0ECE9 #E6F5F3

Shades

#55B9AF #43A399 #37867E #29655F #1E4844 #122B29

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