What color is #72C6A5?

#72C6A5 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 #72C6A5?

The RGB value is 114, 198, 165: 114 red, 198 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72C6A5?

The complementary color is #C67293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72C6A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72C6A5 color

#72C6A5 rgb(114, 198, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #72C6A5 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 77.6% green and 64.7% blue (114, 198, 165).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 42% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#72C6A5 color codes

HEX	`#72C6A5`
RGB	`rgb(114, 198, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 77.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 42%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, -33.2, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 34.3, 165.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.922, 46.68, 42.813)`
Decimal	`7521957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72C6A5, 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 #72C6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72C6A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #72C6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72c6a5; }
.text { color: #72c6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72c6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 198 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72c6a5, #72bdc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72C6A5?: #72C6A5 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 #72C6A5?: The RGB value is 114, 198, 165: 114 red, 198 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72C6A5?: The complementary color is #C67293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72C6A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.