What color is #72AD8E?

#72AD8E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72AD8E?

The RGB value is 114, 173, 142: 114 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72AD8E?

The complementary color is #AD7291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72AD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72AD8E color

#72AD8E rgb(114, 173, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #72AD8E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 67.8% green and 55.7% blue (114, 173, 142).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 26% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#72AD8E color codes

HEX	`#72AD8E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 173, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 67.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 26%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 34%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, -26.03, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 27.86, 159.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.764, 35.416, 31.012)`
Decimal	`7515534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72AD8E, 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 #72AD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72AD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #72AD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72ad8e; }
.text { color: #72ad8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72ad8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 173 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72ad8e, #72adab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #72AD8E?: #72AD8E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72AD8E?: The RGB value is 114, 173, 142: 114 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72AD8E?: The complementary color is #AD7291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72AD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.