What color is #72B679?

#72B679 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 #72B679?

The RGB value is 114, 182, 121: 114 red, 182 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72B679?

The complementary color is #B672AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72B679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72B679 color

#72B679 rgb(114, 182, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #72B679 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 71.4% green and 47.5% blue (114, 182, 121).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 32% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% 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 8.68:1).

#72B679 color codes

HEX	`#72B679`
RGB	`rgb(114, 182, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 71.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 32%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.32, -34.3, 24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.32, 42.13, 144.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.117, 38.412, 24.071)`
Decimal	`7517817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72B679, 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 #72B679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72B679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #72B679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72b679; }
.text { color: #72b679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72b679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 182 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72b679, #72b69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #72B679?: #72B679 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 #72B679?: The RGB value is 114, 182, 121: 114 red, 182 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72B679?: The complementary color is #B672AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72B679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.