What color is #72BB7A?

#72BB7A 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 #72BB7A?

The RGB value is 114, 187, 122: 114 red, 187 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72BB7A?

The complementary color is #BB72B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72BB7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72BB7A color

#72BB7A rgb(114, 187, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #72BB7A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 73.3% green and 47.8% blue (114, 187, 122).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#72BB7A color codes

HEX	`#72BB7A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 187, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 73.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 35%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, -36.43, 25.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 44.73, 144.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.221, 40.522, 24.743)`
Decimal	`7519098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72BB7A, 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 #72BB7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72BB7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #72BB7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72bb7a; }
.text { color: #72bb7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72bb7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 187 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72bb7a, #72bb9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #72BB7A?: #72BB7A 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 #72BB7A?: The RGB value is 114, 187, 122: 114 red, 187 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72BB7A?: The complementary color is #BB72B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72BB7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.