What color is #72B488?

#72B488 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72B488?

The RGB value is 114, 180, 136: 114 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72B488?

The complementary color is #B4729E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72B488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72B488 color

#72B488 rgb(114, 180, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #72B488 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 70.6% green and 53.3% blue (114, 180, 136).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#72B488 color codes

HEX	`#72B488`
RGB	`rgb(114, 180, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 70.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, -30.63, 15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 34.53, 152.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.703, 37.996, 29.162)`
Decimal	`7517320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72B488, 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 #72B488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72B488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #72B488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72b488; }
.text { color: #72b488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72b488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 180 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72b488, #72b4a9); }

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Questions

What color is #72B488?: #72B488 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72B488?: The RGB value is 114, 180, 136: 114 red, 180 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72B488?: The complementary color is #B4729E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72B488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.