What color is #72A068?

#72A068 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A068?

The RGB value is 114, 160, 104: 114 red, 160 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A068?

The complementary color is #9668A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A068 color

#72A068 rgb(114, 160, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #72A068 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62.7% green and 40.8% blue (114, 160, 104).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#72A068 color codes

HEX	`#72A068`
RGB	`rgb(114, 160, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 35%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -26.63, 24.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 36.1, 137.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.008, 29.718, 17.671)`
Decimal	`7512168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A068, 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 #72A068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#72A068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #72A068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a068; }
.text { color: #72a068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 160 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a068, #68a07a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #72A068?: #72A068 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A068?: The RGB value is 114, 160, 104: 114 red, 160 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A068?: The complementary color is #9668A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.