What color is #72A165?

#72A165 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 #72A165?

The RGB value is 114, 161, 101: 114 red, 161 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A165?

The complementary color is #9465A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A165 color

#72A165 rgb(114, 161, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #72A165 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 63.1% green and 39.6% blue (114, 161, 101).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#72A165 color codes

HEX	`#72A165`
RGB	`rgb(114, 161, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 63.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 37%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, -27.59, 26.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 38.14, 136.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.033, 30.006, 16.94)`
Decimal	`7512421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A165, 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 #72A165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #72A165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a165; }
.text { color: #72a165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 161 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a165, #65a176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #72A165?: #72A165 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 #72A165?: The RGB value is 114, 161, 101: 114 red, 161 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A165?: The complementary color is #9465A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.