What color is #72938A?

#72938A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72938A?

The RGB value is 114, 147, 138: 114 red, 147 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72938A?

The complementary color is #93727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72938A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72938A color

#72938A rgb(114, 147, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #72938A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 57.6% green and 54.1% blue (114, 147, 138).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#72938A color codes

HEX	`#72938A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 147, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 57.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, -13.46, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 13.49, 175.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.959, 26.279, 27.955)`
Decimal	`7508874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72938A, 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 #72938A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72938A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #72938A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72938a; }
.text { color: #72938a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72938a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 147 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72938a, #728b93); }

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Questions

What color is #72938A?: #72938A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72938A?: The RGB value is 114, 147, 138: 114 red, 147 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72938A?: The complementary color is #93727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72938A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.