What color is #72AFA9?

#72AFA9 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 #72AFA9?

The RGB value is 114, 175, 169: 114 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72AFA9?

The complementary color is #AF7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72AFA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72AFA9 color

#72AFA9 rgb(114, 175, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72AFA9 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 68.6% green and 66.3% blue (114, 175, 169).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#72AFA9 color codes

HEX	`#72AFA9`
RGB	`rgb(114, 175, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 68.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, -21.02, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 21.26, 188.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.428, 37.1, 43.139)`
Decimal	`7516073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72AFA9, 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 #72AFA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72AFA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #72AFA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72afa9; }
.text { color: #72afa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72afa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 175 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72afa9, #7297af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #72AFA9?: #72AFA9 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 #72AFA9?: The RGB value is 114, 175, 169: 114 red, 175 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72AFA9?: The complementary color is #AF7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72AFA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.