What color is #72A0A3?

#72A0A3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A0A3?

The RGB value is 114, 160, 163: 114 red, 160 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A0A3?

The complementary color is #A37572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A0A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A0A3 color

#72A0A3 rgb(114, 160, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72A0A3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62.7% green and 63.9% blue (114, 160, 163).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#72A0A3 color codes

HEX	`#72A0A3`
RGB	`rgb(114, 160, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -14.64, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 16.03, 204.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.119, 31.362, 39.32)`
Decimal	`7512227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A0A3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #72A0A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A0A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #72A0A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a0a3; }
.text { color: #72a0a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a0a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 160 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a0a3, #7288a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72A0A3?: #72A0A3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A0A3?: The RGB value is 114, 160, 163: 114 red, 160 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A0A3?: The complementary color is #A37572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A0A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.