What color is #72D0B4?

#72D0B4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72D0B4?

The RGB value is 114, 208, 180: 114 red, 208 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72D0B4?

The complementary color is #D0728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72D0B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72D0B4 color

#72D0B4 rgb(114, 208, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #72D0B4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 81.6% green and 70.6% blue (114, 208, 180).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 50% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#72D0B4 color codes

HEX	`#72D0B4`
RGB	`rgb(114, 208, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 81.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 50%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 45%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 13%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.27, -34.56, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.27, 34.96, 171.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.73, 51.982, 51.216)`
Decimal	`7524532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72D0B4, 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 #72D0B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72D0B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #72D0B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72d0b4; }
.text { color: #72d0b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72d0b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 208 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72d0b4, #72bdd0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #72D0B4?: #72D0B4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72D0B4?: The RGB value is 114, 208, 180: 114 red, 208 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72D0B4?: The complementary color is #D0728E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72D0B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.