What color is #72AF6E?

#72AF6E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72AF6E?

The RGB value is 114, 175, 110: 114 red, 175 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72AF6E?

The complementary color is #AB6EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72AF6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72AF6E color

#72AF6E rgb(114, 175, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #72AF6E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 68.6% green and 43.1% blue (114, 175, 110).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 29% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#72AF6E color codes

HEX	`#72AF6E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 175, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 68.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 29%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 37%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.03, -32.86, 27.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.03, 42.7, 140.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.083, 35.362, 20.253)`
Decimal	`7516014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72AF6E, 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 #72AF6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72AF6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #72AF6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72af6e; }
.text { color: #72af6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72af6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 175 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72af6e, #6eaf8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #72AF6E?: #72AF6E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72AF6E?: The RGB value is 114, 175, 110: 114 red, 175 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72AF6E?: The complementary color is #AB6EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72AF6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.