What color is #72ACA2?

#72ACA2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72ACA2?

The RGB value is 114, 172, 162: 114 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72ACA2?

The complementary color is #AC727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72ACA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72ACA2 color

#72ACA2 rgb(114, 172, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72ACA2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 67.5% green and 63.5% blue (114, 172, 162).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#72ACA2 color codes

HEX	`#72ACA2`
RGB	`rgb(114, 172, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 67.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, -21.14, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 21.15, 182.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.211, 35.689, 39.578)`
Decimal	`7515298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72ACA2, 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 #72ACA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72ACA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #72ACA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72aca2; }
.text { color: #72aca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72aca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 172 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72aca2, #7299ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #72ACA2?: #72ACA2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72ACA2?: The RGB value is 114, 172, 162: 114 red, 172 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72ACA2?: The complementary color is #AC727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72ACA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.