What color is #72EBCE?

#72EBCE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72EBCE?

The RGB value is 114, 235, 206: 114 red, 235 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72EBCE?

The complementary color is #EB728F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72EBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72EBCE color

#72EBCE rgb(114, 235, 206)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 92.2% green and 80.8% blue (114, 235, 206).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 75% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua (#45E9C1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#72EBCE color codes

HEX	`#72EBCE`
RGB	`rgb(114, 235, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 92.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 75%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 51%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 12%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.73, -40.91, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.73, 41.08, 174.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.783, 67.446, 68.881)`
Decimal	`7531470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72EBCE, 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 #72EBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72EBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #72EBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72ebce; }
.text { color: #72ebce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72ebce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 235 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72ebce, #72cbeb); }

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Questions

What color is #72EBCE?: #72EBCE is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72EBCE?: The RGB value is 114, 235, 206: 114 red, 235 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72EBCE?: The complementary color is #EB728F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72EBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.