What color is #72928B?

#72928B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72928B?

The RGB value is 114, 146, 139: 114 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72928B?

The complementary color is #927279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72928B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72928B color

#72928B rgb(114, 146, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #72928B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 57.3% green and 54.5% blue (114, 146, 139).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#72928B color codes

HEX	`#72928B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 146, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 57.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.04, -12.7, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.04, 12.7, 179.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.877, 25.998, 28.287)`
Decimal	`7508619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72928B, 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 #72928B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72928B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	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 #72928B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72928b; }
.text { color: #72928b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72928b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 146 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72928b, #728992); }

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Questions

What color is #72928B?: #72928B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72928B?: The RGB value is 114, 146, 139: 114 red, 146 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72928B?: The complementary color is #927279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72928B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.