What color is #72AA6B?

#72AA6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72AA6B?

The RGB value is 114, 170, 107: 114 red, 170 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72AA6B?

The complementary color is #A36BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72AA6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72AA6B color

#72AA6B rgb(114, 170, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #72AA6B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 66.7% green and 42% blue (114, 170, 107).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#72AA6B color codes

HEX	`#72AA6B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 170, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 66.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, -30.98, 26.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 40.97, 139.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.967, 33.387, 19.089)`
Decimal	`7514731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72AA6B, 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 #72AA6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72AA6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #72AA6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72aa6b; }
.text { color: #72aa6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72aa6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 170 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72aa6b, #6baa83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #72AA6B?: #72AA6B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72AA6B?: The RGB value is 114, 170, 107: 114 red, 170 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72AA6B?: The complementary color is #A36BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72AA6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.