What color is #72C43A?

#72C43A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Zunda Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72C43A?

The RGB value is 114, 196, 58: 114 red, 196 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72C43A?

The complementary color is #8C3AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72C43A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72C43A color

#72C43A rgb(114, 196, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #72C43A is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 76.9% green and 22.7% blue (114, 196, 58).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 54% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Zunda Green (#6BC026), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#72C43A color codes

HEX	`#72C43A`
RGB	`rgb(114, 196, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 76.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 54%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 70%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 70%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, -47.98, 58.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 75.61, 129.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.442, 43.361, 10.926)`
Decimal	`7521338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72C43A, 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 #72C43A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72C43A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #72C43A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72c43a; }
.text { color: #72c43a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72c43a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 196 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72c43a, #3ac447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #72C43A?: #72C43A is a moderate green, closest to the named color Zunda Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72C43A?: The RGB value is 114, 196, 58: 114 red, 196 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72C43A?: The complementary color is #8C3AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72C43A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.