What color is #72A1AD?

#72A1AD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A1AD?

The RGB value is 114, 161, 173: 114 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A1AD?

The complementary color is #AD7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A1AD color

#72A1AD rgb(114, 161, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72A1AD is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 63.1% green and 67.8% blue (114, 161, 173).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#72A1AD color codes

HEX	`#72A1AD`
RGB	`rgb(114, 161, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 63.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.41, -12.7, -11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.41, 16.97, 221.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.225, 32.083, 44.285)`
Decimal	`7512493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A1AD, 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 #72A1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #72A1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a1ad; }
.text { color: #72a1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 161 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a1ad, #7283ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #72A1AD?: #72A1AD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A1AD?: The RGB value is 114, 161, 173: 114 red, 161 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A1AD?: The complementary color is #AD7E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.