What color is #72AA78?

#72AA78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72AA78?

The RGB value is 114, 170, 120: 114 red, 170 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72AA78?

The complementary color is #AA72A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72AA78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72AA78 color

#72AA78 rgb(114, 170, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #72AA78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 66.7% green and 47.1% blue (114, 170, 120).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#72AA78 color codes

HEX	`#72AA78`
RGB	`rgb(114, 170, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 66.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, -28.8, 20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 35.12, 145.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.703, 33.682, 22.965)`
Decimal	`7514744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72AA78, 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 #72AA78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72AA78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #72AA78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72aa78; }
.text { color: #72aa78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72aa78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 170 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72aa78, #72aa94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #72AA78?: #72AA78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72AA78?: The RGB value is 114, 170, 120: 114 red, 170 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72AA78?: The complementary color is #AA72A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72AA78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.