What color is #72EB91?

#72EB91 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72EB91?

The RGB value is 114, 235, 145: 114 red, 235 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72EB91?

The complementary color is #EB72CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72EB91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72EB91 color

#72EB91 rgb(114, 235, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #72EB91 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 92.2% green and 56.9% blue (114, 235, 145).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 75% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Grotesque Green (#64E986), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#72EB91 color codes

HEX	`#72EB91`
RGB	`rgb(114, 235, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 92.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 75%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 51%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 38%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, -53.1, 33.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 62.81, 147.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.756, 65.035, 37.135)`
Decimal	`7531409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72EB91, 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 #72EB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72EB91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #72EB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72eb91; }
.text { color: #72eb91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72eb91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 235 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72eb91, #72ebce); }

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Questions

What color is #72EB91?: #72EB91 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grotesque Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72EB91?: The RGB value is 114, 235, 145: 114 red, 235 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72EB91?: The complementary color is #EB72CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72EB91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.