What color is #72D130?

#72D130 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Blinking Terminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72D130?

The RGB value is 114, 209, 48: 114 red, 209 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72D130?

The complementary color is #8F30D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72D130?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72D130 color

#72D130 rgb(114, 209, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #72D130 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 82% green and 18.8% blue (114, 209, 48).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 64% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blinking Terminal (#66CC00), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#72D130 color codes

HEX	`#72D130`
RGB	`rgb(114, 209, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 82%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 64%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 77%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 77%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -53.77, 65.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 84.9, 129.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.273, 49.39, 10.734)`
Decimal	`7524656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72D130, 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 #72D130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72D130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #72D130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72d130; }
.text { color: #72d130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72d130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 209 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72d130, #30d13f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #72D130?: #72D130 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Blinking Terminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72D130?: The RGB value is 114, 209, 48: 114 red, 209 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72D130?: The complementary color is #8F30D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72D130?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.