What color is #72C19F?

#72C19F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72C19F?

The RGB value is 114, 193, 159: 114 red, 193 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72C19F?

The complementary color is #C17294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72C19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72C19F color

#72C19F rgb(114, 193, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #72C19F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 75.7% green and 62.4% blue (114, 193, 159).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 39% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#72C19F color codes

HEX	`#72C19F`
RGB	`rgb(114, 193, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 75.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 39%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -32.13, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 33.53, 163.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.265, 44.218, 39.629)`
Decimal	`7520671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72C19F, 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 #72C19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72C19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #72C19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72c19f; }
.text { color: #72c19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72c19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 193 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72c19f, #72bbc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72C19F?: #72C19F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72C19F?: The RGB value is 114, 193, 159: 114 red, 193 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72C19F?: The complementary color is #C17294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72C19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.