What color is #72B2BB?

#72B2BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72B2BB?

The RGB value is 114, 178, 187: 114 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72B2BB?

The complementary color is #BB7B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72B2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72B2BB color

#72B2BB rgb(114, 178, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72B2BB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 69.8% green and 73.3% blue (114, 178, 187).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cuttlefish (#7FBBC2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#72B2BB color codes

HEX	`#72B2BB`
RGB	`rgb(114, 178, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 69.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, -18.11, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 21.22, 211.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.826, 39.004, 52.856)`
Decimal	`7516859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72B2BB, 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 #72B2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72B2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #72B2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72b2bb; }
.text { color: #72b2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72b2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 178 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72b2bb, #728dbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #72B2BB?: #72B2BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cuttlefish. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72B2BB?: The RGB value is 114, 178, 187: 114 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72B2BB?: The complementary color is #BB7B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72B2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.