What color is #72C67B?

#72C67B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72C67B?

The RGB value is 114, 198, 123: 114 red, 198 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72C67B?

The complementary color is #C672BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72C67B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72C67B color

#72C67B rgb(114, 198, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #72C67B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 77.6% green and 48.2% blue (114, 198, 123).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 42% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#72C67B color codes

HEX	`#72C67B`
RGB	`rgb(114, 198, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 77.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 42%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 38%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.15, -41.18, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.15, 50.85, 144.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.707, 45.394, 25.879)`
Decimal	`7521915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72C67B, 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 #72C67B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72C67B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #72C67B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72c67b; }
.text { color: #72c67b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72c67b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 198 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72c67b, #72c6a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72C67B?: #72C67B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72C67B?: The RGB value is 114, 198, 123: 114 red, 198 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72C67B?: The complementary color is #C672BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72C67B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.