What color is #72A69C?

#72A69C 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 #72A69C?

The RGB value is 114, 166, 156: 114 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72A69C?

The complementary color is #A6727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72A69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72A69C color

#72A69C rgb(114, 166, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72A69C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 65.1% green and 61.2% blue (114, 166, 156).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#72A69C color codes

HEX	`#72A69C`
RGB	`rgb(114, 166, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 65.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -19.44, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 19.44, 180.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.574, 33.249, 36.463)`
Decimal	`7513756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72A69C, 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 #72A69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72A69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #72A69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72a69c; }
.text { color: #72a69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72a69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 166 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72a69c, #7296a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #72A69C?: #72A69C 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 #72A69C?: The RGB value is 114, 166, 156: 114 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72A69C?: The complementary color is #A6727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72A69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.