Cadet Blue (Blue)

#72AC8B

RGB: 114, 172, 139

Color OverviewHEX #72AC8B

#72AC8B Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #72AC8B is composed of 45% red, 67% green, and 55% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 146°, saturation of 26%, and lightness of 56%.

HEX

#72AC8B

RGB

114, 172, 139

HSL

146°, 26%, 56%

HSV

146°, 34%, 67%

CMYK

34%, 0%, 19%, 33%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #72AC8B (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #72AC8B (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #72AC8B (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #72AC8B

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #72AC8B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.63 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #72AC8B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.99 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #72AC8B;
}

.element {
  color: #72AC8B;
  background-color: #72AC8B;
  border-color: #72AC8B;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#72AC8B] text-[#72AC8B] border-[#72AC8B]">
  Content styled with #72AC8B
</div>