What color is #72BB9E?

#72BB9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72BB9E?

The RGB value is 114, 187, 158: 114 red, 187 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72BB9E?

The complementary color is #BB728F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72BB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72BB9E color

#72BB9E rgb(114, 187, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #72BB9E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 73.3% green and 62% blue (114, 187, 158).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#72BB9E color codes

HEX	`#72BB9E`
RGB	`rgb(114, 187, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 73.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.58, -29.48, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.58, 30.43, 165.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.879, 41.585, 38.741)`
Decimal	`7519134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72BB9E, 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 #72BB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72BB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #72BB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72bb9e; }
.text { color: #72bb9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72bb9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 187 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72bb9e, #72b4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #72BB9E?: #72BB9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72BB9E?: The RGB value is 114, 187, 158: 114 red, 187 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72BB9E?: The complementary color is #BB728F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72BB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.