What color is #72A4A6?

#72A4A6 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 #72A4A6?

The RGB value is 114, 164, 166: 114 red, 164 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A4A6?

The complementary color is #A67472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A4A6 color

#72A4A6 rgb(114, 164, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72A4A6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 64.3% green and 65.1% blue (114, 164, 166).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#72A4A6 color codes

HEX	`#72A4A6`
RGB	`rgb(114, 164, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 64.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 1%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, -16.03, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 17.25, 201.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.096, 32.88, 40.988)`
Decimal	`7513254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A4A6, 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 #72A4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #72A4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a4a6; }
.text { color: #72a4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 164 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a4a6, #728aa6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72A4A6?: #72A4A6 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 #72A4A6?: The RGB value is 114, 164, 166: 114 red, 164 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A4A6?: The complementary color is #A67472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.