What color is #72A29D?

#72A29D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A29D?

The RGB value is 114, 162, 157: 114 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A29D?

The complementary color is #A27277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A29D color

#72A29D rgb(114, 162, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72A29D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 63.5% green and 61.6% blue (114, 162, 157).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#72A29D color codes

HEX	`#72A29D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 162, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 63.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, -17.12, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 17.32, 188.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.944, 31.851, 36.673)`
Decimal	`7512733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A29D, 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 #72A29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #72A29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a29d; }
.text { color: #72a29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 162 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a29d, #728fa2); }

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Questions

What color is #72A29D?: #72A29D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A29D?: The RGB value is 114, 162, 157: 114 red, 162 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A29D?: The complementary color is #A27277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.