Information about #72989D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #72989D reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ash Blue (#7A9598). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Paradise (#6A9C95) and Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F).
In RGB terms — rgb(114, 152, 157) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #72989D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#72989D color variations
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#72989D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#72989D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#72989D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#72989D color hues
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#72989D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #72989D color
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Nearest named colors to #72989D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#7A9598
#6A9C95
#6F8C9F
#669999
#739CA9
#719F91
#7296AB
#758A9C
#748B97
#679394
#778BA5
#6B8BA4
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#72989D
- RGB114, 152, 157
- CMYK17, 2, 0, 38
- CSSrgb(114, 152, 157)
- HSL187°, 18%, 53%
- HSL Precise186.977°, 17.992%, 53.137%
- HSV187°, 27%, 62%
- HSB187°, 27%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.596, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.596, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.596, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID72989D
- DECIMAL ID7510173
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
