What color is #72ACA3?

#72ACA3 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 #72ACA3?

The RGB value is 114, 172, 163: 114 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72ACA3?

The complementary color is #AC727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72ACA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72ACA3 color

#72ACA3 rgb(114, 172, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72ACA3 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 67.5% green and 63.9% blue (114, 172, 163).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#72ACA3 color codes

HEX	`#72ACA3`
RGB	`rgb(114, 172, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 67.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 34%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, -20.9, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 20.95, 183.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.3, 35.725, 40.048)`
Decimal	`7515299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72ACA3, 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 #72ACA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72ACA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #72ACA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72aca3; }
.text { color: #72aca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72aca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 172 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72aca3, #7298ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #72ACA3?: #72ACA3 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 #72ACA3?: The RGB value is 114, 172, 163: 114 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72ACA3?: The complementary color is #AC727B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72ACA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.