What color is #72A52D?

#72A52D is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72A52D?

The RGB value is 114, 165, 45: 114 red, 165 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A52D?

The complementary color is #602DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A52D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A52D color

#72A52D rgb(114, 165, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #72A52D is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 64.7% green and 17.6% blue (114, 165, 45).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 57% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Leaf (#71AA34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#72A52D color codes

HEX	`#72A52D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 165, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 64.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 57%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 73%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 73%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.23, -35.58, 53.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.23, 64.35, 123.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.868, 30.676, 7.304)`
Decimal	`7513389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A52D, 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 #72A52D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A52D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #72A52D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a52d; }
.text { color: #72a52d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a52d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 165 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a52d, #36a52d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #72A52D?: #72A52D is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72A52D?: The RGB value is 114, 165, 45: 114 red, 165 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A52D?: The complementary color is #602DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A52D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.