What color is #72AAAE?

#72AAAE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72AAAE?

The RGB value is 114, 170, 174: 114 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72AAAE?

The complementary color is #AE7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72AAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72AAAE color

#72AAAE rgb(114, 170, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72AAAE is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 66.7% green and 68.2% blue (114, 170, 174).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Seaside (#66A4B0), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#72AAAE color codes

HEX	`#72AAAE`
RGB	`rgb(114, 170, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 66.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.04, -17.22, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.04, 18.94, 204.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.951, 35.381, 45.34)`
Decimal	`7514798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72AAAE, 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 #72AAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72AAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #72AAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72aaae; }
.text { color: #72aaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72aaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 170 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72aaae, #728cae); }

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Questions

What color is #72AAAE?: #72AAAE is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72AAAE?: The RGB value is 114, 170, 174: 114 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72AAAE?: The complementary color is #AE7672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72AAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.