What color is #72BCB6?

#72BCB6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72BCB6?

The RGB value is 114, 188, 182: 114 red, 188 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72BCB6?

The complementary color is #BC7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72BCB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72BCB6 color

#72BCB6 rgb(114, 188, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72BCB6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 73.7% green and 71.4% blue (114, 188, 182).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 36% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#72BCB6 color codes

HEX	`#72BCB6`
RGB	`rgb(114, 188, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 73.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 36%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, -24.45, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 24.81, 189.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.363, 42.919, 50.773)`
Decimal	`7519414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72BCB6, 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 #72BCB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72BCB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #72BCB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72bcb6; }
.text { color: #72bcb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72bcb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 188 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72bcb6, #729dbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #72BCB6?: #72BCB6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72BCB6?: The RGB value is 114, 188, 182: 114 red, 188 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72BCB6?: The complementary color is #BC7278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72BCB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.