What color is #72A38B?

#72A38B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A38B?

The RGB value is 114, 163, 139: 114 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A38B?

The complementary color is #A3728A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A38B color

#72A38B rgb(114, 163, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #72A38B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 63.9% green and 54.5% blue (114, 163, 139).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#72A38B color codes

HEX	`#72A38B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 163, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 63.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, -21.64, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 22.82, 161.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.695, 31.635, 29.226)`
Decimal	`7512971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A38B, 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 #72A38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #72A38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a38b; }
.text { color: #72a38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 163 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a38b, #72a3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #72A38B?: #72A38B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A38B?: The RGB value is 114, 163, 139: 114 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A38B?: The complementary color is #A3728A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.