What color is #72A56D?

#72A56D 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 #72A56D?

The RGB value is 114, 165, 109: 114 red, 165 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A56D?

The complementary color is #A06DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A56D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A56D color

#72A56D rgb(114, 165, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #72A56D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 64.7% green and 42.7% blue (114, 165, 109).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#72A56D color codes

HEX	`#72A56D`
RGB	`rgb(114, 165, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 64.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63, -28.26, 23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63, 36.94, 139.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.154, 31.591, 19.343)`
Decimal	`7513453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A56D, 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 #72A56D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A56D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #72A56D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a56d; }
.text { color: #72a56d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a56d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 165 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a56d, #6da584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #72A56D?: #72A56D 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 #72A56D?: The RGB value is 114, 165, 109: 114 red, 165 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A56D?: The complementary color is #A06DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A56D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.