What color is #72B478?

#72B478 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 #72B478?

The RGB value is 114, 180, 120: 114 red, 180 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72B478?

The complementary color is #B472AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72B478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72B478 color

#72B478 rgb(114, 180, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #72B478 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 70.6% green and 47.1% blue (114, 180, 120).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#72B478 color codes

HEX	`#72B478`
RGB	`rgb(114, 180, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 70.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -33.55, 24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 41.34, 144.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.65, 37.575, 23.614)`
Decimal	`7517304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72B478, 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 #72B478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72B478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #72B478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72b478; }
.text { color: #72b478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72b478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 180 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72b478, #72b499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #72B478?: #72B478 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 #72B478?: The RGB value is 114, 180, 120: 114 red, 180 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72B478?: The complementary color is #B472AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72B478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.