What color is #72A189?

#72A189 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A189?

The RGB value is 114, 161, 137: 114 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A189?

The complementary color is #A1728A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A189 color

#72A189 rgb(114, 161, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #72A189 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (114, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#72A189 color codes

HEX	`#72A189`
RGB	`rgb(114, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, -21.03, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 22.32, 160.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.198, 30.872, 28.346)`
Decimal	`7512457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A189, 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 #72A189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #72A189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a189; }
.text { color: #72a189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a189, #72a1a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #72A189?: #72A189 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A189?: The RGB value is 114, 161, 137: 114 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A189?: The complementary color is #A1728A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.