What color is #72A079?

#72A079 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A079?

The RGB value is 114, 160, 121: 114 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A079?

The complementary color is #A07299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A079 color

#72A079 rgb(114, 160, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #72A079 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 62.7% green and 47.5% blue (114, 160, 121).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#72A079 color codes

HEX	`#72A079`
RGB	`rgb(114, 160, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 62.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -23.68, 15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 28.29, 146.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.96, 30.099, 22.685)`
Decimal	`7512185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A079, 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 #72A079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #72A079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a079; }
.text { color: #72a079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 160 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a079, #72a090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #72A079?: #72A079 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A079?: The RGB value is 114, 160, 121: 114 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A079?: The complementary color is #A07299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.