What color is #72F3B2?

#72F3B2 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mint Bliss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72F3B2?

The RGB value is 114, 243, 178: 114 red, 243 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72F3B2?

The complementary color is #F372B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72F3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72F3B2 color

#72F3B2 rgb(114, 243, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #72F3B2 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 95.3% green and 69.8% blue (114, 243, 178).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 84% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Mint Bliss (#7EFFBA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#72F3B2 color codes

HEX	`#72F3B2`
RGB	`rgb(114, 243, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 95.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 84%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 53%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 27%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.43, -50.37, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.43, 54.46, 157.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.022, 70.889, 53.316)`
Decimal	`7533490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72F3B2, 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 #72F3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72F3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #72F3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72f3b2; }
.text { color: #72f3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72f3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 243 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72f3b2, #72f3f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #72F3B2?: #72F3B2 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mint Bliss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72F3B2?: The RGB value is 114, 243, 178: 114 red, 243 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72F3B2?: The complementary color is #F372B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72F3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.