What color is #72B17B?

#72B17B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72B17B?

The RGB value is 114, 177, 123: 114 red, 177 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72B17B?

The complementary color is #B172A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72B17B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72B17B color

#72B17B rgb(114, 177, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #72B17B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 69.4% green and 48.2% blue (114, 177, 123).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#72B17B color codes

HEX	`#72B17B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 177, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 69.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 36%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, -31.62, 21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 38.18, 145.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.235, 36.45, 24.388)`
Decimal	`7516539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72B17B, 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 #72B17B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72B17B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #72B17B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72b17b; }
.text { color: #72b17b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72b17b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 177 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72b17b, #72b19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #72B17B?: #72B17B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72B17B?: The RGB value is 114, 177, 123: 114 red, 177 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72B17B?: The complementary color is #B172A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72B17B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.