What color is #72AAA6?

#72AAA6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72AAA6?

The RGB value is 114, 170, 166: 114 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72AAA6?

The complementary color is #AA7276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72AAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72AAA6 color

#72AAA6 rgb(114, 170, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72AAA6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 66.7% green and 65.1% blue (114, 170, 166).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#72AAA6 color codes

HEX	`#72AAA6`
RGB	`rgb(114, 170, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 66.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, -19.17, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 19.54, 191.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.195, 35.078, 41.354)`
Decimal	`7514790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72AAA6, 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 #72AAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72AAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #72AAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72aaa6; }
.text { color: #72aaa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72aaa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 170 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72aaa6, #7292aa); }

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Questions

What color is #72AAA6?: #72AAA6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72AAA6?: The RGB value is 114, 170, 166: 114 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72AAA6?: The complementary color is #AA7276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72AAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.