#72939ECavolo Nero (#72939E) is a mid-tone, muted sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 220°, lightness 0.64 and chroma 0.04. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #72939E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 147, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 18%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 28%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28%, 7%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(58.9 -8.8 -9.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.642 0.040 220) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cavolo Nero shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7a9094 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#78949b — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#72939e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7294a0 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cavolo Nero in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.29:1 and against black 6.38:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d0ebf3 · #a6c3cd · #72939e · #597781 · #39545c · #1b323a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#87beb9 · #6bacb2 · #72939e · #51829f · #4e6c8e · #4b587a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a3abc4 · #72939e · #417889 · #45507d · #053f4e · #191e33
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b5d9e5 · #a0b2b9 · #72939e · #925d4b · #36535c · #22343a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0ed · #9fabaf · #72939e · #77716f · #253236 · #030101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4f9 · #becdd2 · #72939e · #152c33 · #00090f · #ee6b39
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e7f4f9 · #becdd2 · #72939e · #152c33 · #00090f · #ecbd4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee7 · #ca9c8c · #72939e · #986350 · #4a2315 · #000408
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee7 · #cb99a0 · #72939e · #8e6a3f · #4a2028 · #130600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdecf6 · #c39ab4 · #72939e · #7c733d · #373000 · #040002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6eefd · #b49ec5 · #72939e · #986350 · #243610 · #0d0100
#86A3AD · #9AB3BC · #AEC4CB · #C3D5DB · #D8E6EB
#5B7983 · #466069 · #314850 · #1D3138 · #0B1C22
#78929A · #7E9097 · #848F93
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.