What color is #72A9C5?

#72A9C5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A9C5?

The RGB value is 114, 169, 197: 114 red, 169 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A9C5?

The complementary color is #C58E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A9C5 color

#72A9C5 rgb(114, 169, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #72A9C5 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 66.3% green and 77.3% blue (114, 169, 197).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 42% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#72A9C5 color codes

HEX	`#72A9C5`
RGB	`rgb(114, 169, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 66.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 42%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 42%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 14%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.51, -10.71, -19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.51, 22.67, 241.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.202, 35.982, 58.114)`
Decimal	`7514565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A9C5, 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 #72A9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #72A9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a9c5; }
.text { color: #72a9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 169 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a9c5, #7280c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #72A9C5?: #72A9C5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A9C5?: The RGB value is 114, 169, 197: 114 red, 169 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A9C5?: The complementary color is #C58E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.