What color is #72A6A5?

#72A6A5 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 #72A6A5?

The RGB value is 114, 166, 165: 114 red, 166 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A6A5?

The complementary color is #A67273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A6A5 color

#72A6A5 rgb(114, 166, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72A6A5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 65.1% green and 64.7% blue (114, 166, 165).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% 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 7.71:1).

#72A6A5 color codes

HEX	`#72A6A5`
RGB	`rgb(114, 166, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 65.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -17.32, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 18.03, 196.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.365, 33.565, 40.627)`
Decimal	`7513765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A6A5, 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 #72A6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #72A6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a6a5; }
.text { color: #72a6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 166 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a6a5, #728da6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72A6A5?: #72A6A5 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 #72A6A5?: The RGB value is 114, 166, 165: 114 red, 166 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A6A5?: The complementary color is #A67273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.